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The Phenom II X4 820 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-11500 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $111.98 cheaper!

Advantages of the Phenom II X4 820

  • Up to 70% cheaper$48.02 vs $160.00

Advantages of the Core i5-11500

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • A better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 4 threads

Phenom II X4 820 vs Core i5-11500 for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Phenom II X4 820 vs Core i5-11500 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Phenom II X4 820 vs Core i5-11500 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Logo

Phenom II X4 820

Sep 1st, 2009


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

314

16%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

923

13%

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo

Core i5-11500

Mar 16th, 2021


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1998

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7370

100%

Performance Specifications

The Phenom II X4 820 vs Core i5-11500 in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Logo

Phenom II X4 820

Sep 1st, 2009


Cores

4-core

67%

L3 Cache

4 MB

33%


Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

GHz

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1333 MHz

42%

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo

Core i5-11500

Mar 16th, 2021


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

12 MB

100%


Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

96%

Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

3200 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Logo

Phenom II X4 820

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo

Core i5-11500

General
Sep 1st, 2009Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
Not AvailableMSRP$192.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM3SocketIntel Socket 1200
DenebCodenameRocket Lake
95 WPower Consumption
65 W
Performance
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.8 GHz
Base Frequency2.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Frequency4.6 GHz
4 MBL3 Cache
12 MB
Other Features
DDR3 @ 1333 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 3200 MHz
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 750
NoOverclockableNo

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