Intel Core i5-11400 vs Intel Core i5-10400

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Intel Core i5-11400 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-10400
Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-10400

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-11400 or Intel Core i5-10400 - 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 i5-11400 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 i5-11400 was released in Q1/2021.

The Intel Core i5-10400 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10400 was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Core i5 Family Intel Core i5
Intel Core i 11000 CPU group Intel Core i 10000
11 Generation 10
Rocket Lake S Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-10400 Predecessor Intel Core i5-9400
Intel Core i5-12400 Successor Intel Core i5-11400

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i5-11400 or Intel Core i5-10400 can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

6 Cores 6
12 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-11400 or Intel Core i5-10400 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. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

Intel UHD Graphics 730 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
12 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Execution units 24
192 Shader 192
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.

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 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache
12.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16

Thermal Management

The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
154 W @ 56 s TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i5-11400 or Intel Core i5-10400 as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

14 nm Technology 14 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
LGA 1200 Socket LGA 1200
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
Q1/2021 Release date Q2/2020
182 $ Release price 182 $
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1402 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
1120 (80%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
10155 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
8164 (80%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
529 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
450 (85%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
3888 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
3197 (82%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1978 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
1433 (72%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7860 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
6261 (80%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1513 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
1120 (74%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7270 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
5870 (81%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.30 GHz
499 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (92%)
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.

Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
135 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
110 (81%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
17124 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
12326 (72%)
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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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
565 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
462 (82%)
Show all CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core) results



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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
4249 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz
3551 (84%)
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Monero Hashrate kH/s

The crypto currency Monero has been using the RandomX algorithm since November 2019. This PoW (proof of work) algorithm can only efficiently be calculated using a processor (CPU) or a graphics card (GPU). The CryptoNight algorithm was used for Monero until November 2019, but it could be calculated using ASICs. RandomX benefits from a high number of CPU cores, cache and a fast connection of the memory via as many memory channels as possible. Tested with XMRig v6.x under the operation system HiveOS.

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Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
3.75 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz
3.75 (100%)
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

V-Ray is a 3D rendering software from the manufacturer Chaos for designers and artists. Unlike many other render engines, V-Ray is capable of so-called hybrid rendering, in which the CPU and GPU work together at the same time.

However, the CPU benchmark we used (CPU Render Mode) only uses the system's processor. The working memory used plays a major role in the V-Ray benchmark. For our benchmarks we use the fastest RAM standard approved by the manufacturer (without overclocking).

Due to the high compatibility of V-Ray (including Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, SketchUp, Unreal Engine and Blender), it is a frequently used software. With V-Ray, for example, photorealistic images can be rendered that laypeople cannot distinguish from normal photos.

Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
6650 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 2.90 GHz
6120 (92%)
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
216 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
190 (88%)
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1598 (100%)
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1341 (84%)
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Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-10400
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VS Description of the processor

In this comparison, 2 desktop processors are compared to those based on the base LGA 1200. The Intel Core i5-11400 was published in the first quarter of 2021 and is manufactured in the 14-nanometer procedure. It is based on the "Rocket Lake" microarchitecture and has a TDP of 65 watts. The Intel Core i5-10400 was already on the market in the second quarter of 2020, is also manufactured in the 14-nanometer procedure, but is still based on the predecessor architecture "Comet Lake".

The processors each have 6 cores and support the hyper-threading technique. The Intel Core i5-11400 has a basic clock frequency of 2.60 Gigahertz and the maximum turbo tact is 4,40 Gigahertz. With 2.90 Gigahertz, the basic clock at the Intel Core i5-10400 is slightly higher, but the maximum turbo tact with 4.30 gigahertz is a bit lower.

Both processors are equipped with an internal graphic unit. In the Intel Core i5-11400, the "Intel UHD Graphics 730" is used. This graphic unit clocks up to 1.30 gigahertz and has 24 switching units with 192 shaders. In the Intel Core i5-10400, the "Intel UHD Graphics 630" is installed. This IGPU clocks up to 1.20 gigahertz and also has 24 execution units with 192 shaders. The "Intel UHD Graphics 730" reaches a FP32 computing power of 499 gigaFlops and is thus 8 percent faster than the "Intel UHD Graphics 630", which reaches 461 Gigaflops.

Both processors can be operated with up to 128 gigabytes of memory. In the Intel Core i5-11400, DDR4 modules can be installed with a clock frequency of up to 3200 megahertz, but the Intel Core i5-10400 also supports DDR4 modules only up to a clock frequency of 2933 Megahertz.

The Intel Core i5-11400 has 20 4.0 PCIe pipes, the Intel Core i5-10400 must be content with 16 lines of the previous generation 3.0.

Intel Core I5-11400 Intel Core i5-10400

Leaderboards

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