Core i5-11600T: specs and benchmarks

VS

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-11600T
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
9.06

Core i5-11600T provides acceptable benchmark performance at 9.06% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i5-11600T sales 16 March 2021. This is a Rocket Lake architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 6 cores and 12 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4100 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1200 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt and a maximum temperature of 72 °C. It supports DDR4-3200 memory.

Primary details

Core i5-11600T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking851
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Power efficiency24.50of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameRocket Lake (2021)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads12
Base clock speed1.7 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed4.1 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cof 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11600T compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11600T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI+
AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+
TSX+
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
SIPP+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-
Deep Learning Boost+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
EDB+
Secure Key+
Identity Protection+
SGX-
OS Guard+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i5-11600T's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth50 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i5-11600T.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memory64 GB
Quick Sync Video+
Clear Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHz
Execution Units32
InTru 3D+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-11600T's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-11600T's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-11600T's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1
OpenGL4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version4.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes20of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i5-11600T. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-11600T 9.06

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-11600T 14396

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-11600T 1791

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-11600T 6653

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i5-11600T's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Core i7-6900K 100.55
Core i7-9700K 100.44
Core i5-11600T 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i5-11600T is Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i5-11600T:

Ryzen 7 1700 102.87
Ryzen 7 2700E 101.88
Core i5-11600T 100

Similar processors

Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i5-11600T, according to our PC configuration statistics.

These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i5-11600T in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 22 configurations using Core i5-11600T in our database.

All comparisons with Core i5-11600T

Community ratings

Here is the rating given to the reviewed processor by our users. Let others know your opinion by rating it yourself.


3 3 votes

Rate Core i5-11600T on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Core i5-11600T, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.