Core i5 11500
Intel desktop processor · Core i 11th gen · launched March 2021
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i5 11500 launched at $192 in 2021. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $234 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 22% rise over 5 years. At its launch price that is 71 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2021 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 137 (middle half of runs 129–144) across 14 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #155 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #11 of 13 in the Core i 11th gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 11th gen |
| Launched | March 2021 |
| Launch price | $192 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 1200 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 |
| Base clock | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.6 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB |
| Rated power | 65 W (TDP) |
| Integrated graphics | UHD 750 |
| Tier | 5-series |
The Intel 5-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i5 10600 | 2020 | $213 | $272 | 139 |
| Core i5 10600K | 2020 | $262 | $335 | 124 |
| Core i5 10600KF | 2020 | $237 | $303 | 119 |
| Core i5 10600T | 2020 | $213 | $272 | — |
| Core i5 10505 | 2021 | $192 | $234 | — |
| Core i5 11400 | 2021 | $182 | $222 | 126 |
| Core i5 11400F | 2021 | $157 | $192 | 124 |
| Core i5 11400T | 2021 | $182 | $222 | — |
| Core i5 11500 | 2021 | $192 | $234 | 137 |
| Core i5 11500T | 2021 | $192 | $234 | — |
| Core i5 11600 | 2021 | $213 | $260 | — |
| Core i5 11600K | 2021 | $262 | $320 | 141 |
| Core i5 11600KF | 2021 | $237 | $289 | 144 |
| Core i5 11600T | 2021 | $213 | $260 | — |
| Core i5 11500B | 2021 | — | — | — |
| Core i5 12600K | 2021 | $289 | $353 | 219 |
Compare with
- Core i3 10325 · 2021 · $154
- Core i5 10505 · 2021 · $192
- Core i5 11400 · 2021 · $182 · 126
- Core i5 11400F · 2021 · $157 · 124
- Core i5 11400T · 2021 · $182
- Core i5 11500T · 2021 · $192
- Core i5 11600 · 2021 · $213
- Core i5 11600K · 2021 · $262 · 141
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