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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1062 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- 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 4% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 7 2700X - 234 vs 224 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700X - $197.59 vs $210.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 7 2700X - $0.84 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
234
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197.59
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
Epic
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700X or Core i5-11500
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
79 FPS
$17.72/FPS
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Ryzen 7 2700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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$37.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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68 FPS
$18.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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68 FPS
$18.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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68 FPS
$16.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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68 FPS
$17.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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68 FPS
$17.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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