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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1475 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 39% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 446 vs 321 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $145.99 vs $195.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 7 1700X - $0.33 vs $0.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
446
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145.99
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
Very High
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700X or Core i5-11500
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
232 FPS
$5.56/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$5.51/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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$4.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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232 FPS
$5.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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232 FPS
$5.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$5.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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232 FPS
$6.29/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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