i5-11500B vs Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated706
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data15.98
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date29 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.35 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B compatibility with other computer components: 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 configuration11
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelUp to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2019 1 April 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

i5-11500B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Core i5-11500B. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary is a desktop processor while Core i5-11500B is a notebook one.


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