Intel Core i5-11500B vs Intel Core i5-11600K

Processor comparisons 26-06-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-11500B vs Intel Core i5-11600K and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Blender, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Blender, Furmark, Gears 5, SuperPi, WPrime, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Prime95, AIDA64, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, MATLAB, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11600K 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%

Core i5-11600K

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11500B

54%

Core i5-11600K

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.2	95.2
Valorant	109.3	108.1
Cyberpunk 2077	61.2	60.6
Apex Legends	102.7	101.6
Call of Duty Warzone	81.9	81.1
Overwatch	88.5	87.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.4	74.6
DOOM Eternal	54.6	54.1
Warzone	85.2	84.3
Assassin's Creed	91.8	90.8
Valheim	90.7	89.7

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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%

Core i5-11600K

43%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-11500B is more energy efficient than the Core i5-11600K since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	Intel Core i5-11500B	Intel Core i5-11600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	193	199
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1847	1905
Cinbench 20 Single-core	451	465
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4137	4270
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1176	1213
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10953	11302

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

	Intel Core i5-11500B	Intel Core i5-11600K
Single-Core	2622	2707
Multi-Core	19980	20616

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

	Intel Core i5-11500B	Intel Core i5-11600K
Single-Core	2990	1621
Multi-Core	7993	7012

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest 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	Intel Core i5-11600K
Announcement date	April 11, 2021	January 20, 2021
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Core name	Tiger Lake	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	11
Turbo Frequency	5.3 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.9 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	125 W
Memory type	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-11600K is 15% 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: 17
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11600K is better: 10
However, it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-11500B and Intel Core i5-11600K before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

• Intel Core i5-11600K specs and review.