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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 3% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 7 3800X - 177 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £139.74 vs £215.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 7 3800X - £0.79 vs £1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
177
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.79/FPS
100%
Price, £
£139.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Ryzen 7 3800X
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
56 FPS
£22.48/FPS
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Ryzen 7 3800X
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