Intel® Core™ i5-11500

The Intel Core i5-11500 is a desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, built on the Rocket Lake architecture (14 nm process). It launched in Jan 2021. Clocks run from 2.7 GHz base to 4.6 GHz boost. A 12-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.6 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 128 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1200 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (20 lanes). Rated TDP is 65 W. Notable platform capabilities: Gaussian Neural Accelerator, AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).

The Intel Core i5-11500 scores 3,131 in single-core performance and 17,056 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 7,308 for overall performance, 15,470 for productivity performance, 15,017 for creator performance, 16,949 for engineering performance and 13,657 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,843 per core, 1,421 per thread and 262 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 906. Its performance index is 91, so its overall performance is 9% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i5-11500 scores 58,343 in integer math, 34,529 in floating-point math, 210,105 in compression, 10,499 in cryptography, 815 in physics simulation, 15,082 in vector SIMD, 50 in the prime sieve and 24,523 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 1% below in integer math, 25% below in floating-point math, 8% below in compression, 9% below in cryptography, 25% below in physics simulation, 3% below in vector SIMD, 25% below in the prime sieve and 8% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i5-11500 has 6 physical cores and runs 12 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.70 GHz and boosts up to 4.60 GHz.

The Intel Core i5-11500 is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i5 family, uses the Rocket Lake architecture, carries the codename Rocket Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Jan 2021.

The Intel Core i5-11500 has 480 KB of L1 cache, 3 MB of L2 cache and 12 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 15.5 MB of cache, or 2.58 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i5-11500 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 480 KB, L2 at 3 MB and L3 at 12 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 78% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i5-11500 supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 128 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core i5-11500 includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 750) and clocks the graphics up to 1.30 GHz.

The Intel Core i5-11500 uses the FCLGA1200 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i5-11500 has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i5-11500 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $211.

The Intel Core i5-11500 is also identified by the model number i5-11500.

Feex has recorded 62% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i5-11500. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1200 socket as the Intel Core i5-11500 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i5-11400F, Intel Xeon E-2378, Intel Core i5-11400, Intel Xeon W-1270 and Intel Xeon E-2336.