i7-9700E vs i5-11500B

Place in the ranking	714	952
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	15.98	11.54
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-H (2021)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-11500B and Core i7-9700E 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	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	180.3 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11500B and Core i7-9700E 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	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11500B and Core i7-9700E. 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	-	+
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 i7-9700E 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 i7-9700E 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 i7-9700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2666
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 Compare	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
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 i7-9700E 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 i7-9700E 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 i7-9700E 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 i7-9700E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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
+38.5%

i7-9700E 7.93

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-11500B 17437
+38.4%

i7-9700E 12595

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.98	7.93
Integrated graphics card	5.58	3.09
Recency	1 April 2021	23 April 2019
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm

i5-11500B has a 38.5% higher aggregate performance score, 80.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

i7-9700E, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.

The Core i5-11500B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-9700E in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-11500B is a notebook processor while Core i7-9700E is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-11500B and Core i7-9700E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.