Intel Core i5-11500T vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Processor comparisons   18-03-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i5-11500T vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as WPrime, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Handbrake, Gears 5, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, 7zip, RealBench, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i5-11500T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-11500T

55%

Ryzen 7 3700X

56%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 3700X is 1% better than Core i5-11500T. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11500T

52%

Ryzen 7 3700X

55%

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches 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 summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.9	97.2
Valorant	104.4	110.5
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	61.9
Apex Legends	98.1	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	78.3	82.8
Overwatch	84.6	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.0	76.2
DOOM Eternal	52.2	55.2
Warzone	81.4	86.2
Assassin's Creed	87.7	92.8
Valheim	86.6	91.7

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 i5-11500T

115%

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

To make a final decision 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 i5-11500T is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3700X since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 i5-11500T	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	173	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1659	2114
Cinbench 20 Single-core	405	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3716	4834
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1056	1294
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9838	12355

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

	Intel Core i5-11500T	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	2356	2716
Multi-Core	17948	22880

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

	Intel Core i5-11500T	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	1212	1339
Multi-Core	3792	9023

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 newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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 the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-11500T	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Announcement date	January 20, 2021	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	AM4
Core name	Rocket Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	1.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth	50 GB/s
L1 cache		512KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4MB
L3 cache	12 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3700X is 58% better than Core i5-11500T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 3700X has 2 more core than Core i5-11500T. 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 i5-11500T is better: 7
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 30
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-11500T and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-11500T - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-11500T specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X specs and review.