Intel Core i5-11500B vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Processor comparisons 26-06-2021

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-11500B vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing, programming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, Handbrake, Gears 5, WPrime, AIDA64, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, RealBench, MATLAB, PassMark, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Halo Infinite
Valheim
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Death Stranding
Fallout 76
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i5-11500B.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-11500B

56%

Ryzen 5 3600

55%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-11500B is 1% better than Ryzen 5 3600. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11500B

54%

Ryzen 5 3600

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.2	94.7
Valorant	109.3	107.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.2	60.3
Apex Legends	102.7	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	81.9	80.7
Overwatch	88.5	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.4	74.3
DOOM Eternal	54.6	53.8
Warzone	85.2	83.9
Assassin's Creed	91.8	90.4
Valheim	90.7	89.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-11500B

153%

Ryzen 5 3600

63%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-11500B is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3600 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-11500B	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	193
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1847	1578
Cinbench 20 Single-core	451	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4137	3689
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1176	1253
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10953	9412

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-11500B	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Single-Core	2622	2611
Multi-Core	19980	17872

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-11500B	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Single-Core	2990	1238
Multi-Core	7993	6578

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-11500B	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Announcement date	April 11, 2021	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	AM4
Core name	Tiger Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency	5.3 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3MB
L3 cache	12 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000031 100-100000031BOX 100-100000031MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600 is 8% better than Core i5-11500B in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11500B is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is better: 7
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-11500B and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-11500B - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-11500B specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600 specs and review.