Intel Core i5-11260H vs Intel Core i5-11400H

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-11260H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-11400H
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11400H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-11260H or Intel Core i5-11400H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-11260H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11260H was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Core i5-11400H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11400H was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group Intel Core i 11000H (17)
11 Generation 11
Tiger Lake H Architecture Tiger Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-11260H has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-11260H is 2.60 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-11400H has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-11400H is at 2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Core i5-11260H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400H
6 Cores 6
12 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-11260H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-11260H or Intel Core i5-11400H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.45 GHz
11 GPU Generation 11
10 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 16
128 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-11260H can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-11400H supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-11260H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400H
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
5.00 MB L2 Cache 5.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-11260H is 45 W, while the Intel Core i5-11400H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-11260H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400H
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-11260H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 17.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-11400H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 17.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-11260H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11400H
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1787 Socket BGA 1787
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2021
250 $ Release price 250 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1394 (99%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1415 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8970 (97%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
9237 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1387 (96%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1442 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6745 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
6576 (97%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1919 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1922 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
7117 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
6237 (88%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
448 (82%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
545 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
3831 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
3745 (98%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.40 GHz
358 (96%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
371 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
15721 (99%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
15914 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
3285 (90%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
3669 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11400H Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
558 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11400H
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