Intel Core i5-11500T vs Intel Core i7-10700

Processor comparisons   18-03-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-11500T vs Intel Core i7-10700 tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Furmark, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, Handbrake, Blender, AIDA64, 7zip, Gears 5, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-10700 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%

Core i7-10700

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11500T

52%

Core i7-10700

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 play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.9	97.3
Valorant	104.4	110.6
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	61.9
Apex Legends	98.1	104.0
Call of Duty Warzone	78.3	83.0
Overwatch	84.6	89.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.0	76.3
DOOM Eternal	52.2	55.3
Warzone	81.4	86.3
Assassin's Creed	87.7	92.9
Valheim	86.6	91.8

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-11500T

115%

Core i7-10700

67%

To make a finishing resolution 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 i5-11500T is more energy efficient than the Core i7-10700 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 run, and all the benefit 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 i5-11500T	Intel Core i7-10700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	173	221
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1659	2356
Cinbench 20 Single-core	405	513
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3716	4971
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1056	1290
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9838	12595

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

	Intel Core i5-11500T	Intel Core i7-10700
Single-Core	2356	3055
Multi-Core	17948	17916

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

	Intel Core i5-11500T	Intel Core i7-10700
Single-Core	1212	1325
Multi-Core	3792	9163

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, 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. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-11500T	Intel Core i7-10700
Announcement date	January 20, 2021	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Core name	Rocket Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	10
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	1.5 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	6800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 i7-10700 is 48% better than Core i5-11500T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-10700 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 Intel Core i7-10700 is better: 27
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-11500T and Intel Core i7-10700 before deciding which CPU 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.

• Intel Core i7-10700 specs and review.