Ultra 5 238V vs i5-11500B

Place in the ranking	715	525
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	16.00	78.15
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-H (2021)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	37 MHz
L1 cache	no data	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	no data	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	Arc 130V
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-11500B 10.98

Ultra 5 238V 14.03
+27.8%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i5-11500B 8148

Ultra 5 238V 10332
+26.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.98	14.03
Recency	1 April 2021	24 September 2024
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

i5-11500B has 50% more threads.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has a 27.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more physical cores, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 238V is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11500B in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-11500B and Core Ultra 5 238V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.