Intel Core i5-11400F vs Google Tensor G3

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Intel Core i5-11400F CPU1 vs CPU2 Google Tensor G3
Intel Core i5-11400F Google Tensor G3

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-11400F or Google Tensor G3 - 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 i5-11400F 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 i5-11400F was released in Q1/2021.

The Google Tensor G3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.91 GHz. The CPU supports up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Google Tensor G3 was released in Q3/2023.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Google Tensor (3)
Intel Core i 11000 (22) CPU group Google Tensor G3 (1)
11 Generation 3
Rocket Lake S Architecture G3
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-10400F Predecessor Google Tensor
Intel Core i5-12400F Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Google Tensor G3 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.91 GHz.

Intel Core i5-11400F Characteristic Google Tensor G3
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (4.40 GHz) A-Core 2.91 GHz
1x Cortex-X3
-- B-Core 2.37 GHz
4x Cortex-A715
-- C-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A510

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 i5-11400F Characteristic Google Tensor G3
-- AI hardware Google Tensor AI
-- AI specifications Google Edge TPU

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10
GPU frequency 0.89 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Vallhall
Technology 4 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units 10
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-11400F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Google Tensor G3 can connect up to 12 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-11400F Characteristic Google Tensor G3
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5500
128 GB Max. Memory 12 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 53.0 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-11400F has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Google Tensor G3 is 10 W.

Intel Core i5-11400F Characteristic Google Tensor G3
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-11400F has a 15.00 MB cache, while the Google Tensor G3 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-11400F Characteristic Google Tensor G3
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv9-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 1200 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2021 Release date Q3/2023
157 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F (100%)
Google Tensor G3 (87%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F (100%)
Google Tensor G3 (54%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1513 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
1267 (84%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7270 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
3631 (50%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1978 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
1759 (89%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7895 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
4533 (57%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
87 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
594 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1402 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
10155 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
529 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
3888 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10 @ 0.89 GHz
1 (100%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
1106280 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
894587 (100%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
135 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
17082 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
562 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
4255 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
216 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1598 (100%)
Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G3
8C 8T @ 2.91 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-11400F Google Tensor G3
Unknown Google Pixel 8
Google Pixel 8 Pro

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