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Intel Core i5 11400 vs i5 10400

44 out of 100
Intel Core i5 11400
VS
33 out of 100
Intel Core i5 10400
Intel Core i5 11400
Intel Core i5 10400

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 11400 against the 2.9 GHz i5 10400. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (4)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
35.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
27.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 10400 and 11400
Advantages of Intel Core i5 11400
  • 44% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2153 vs 1499 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 730 integrated graphics: 0.5 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • Around 8.4 GB/s (20%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 10 months later
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 11400
vs
Core i5 10400

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 11400 +44%
2153
Core i5 10400
1499
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 11400 +35%
8234
Core i5 10400
6113
File compression 557 MB/sec 438.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 62.8 Klines/sec 47.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 172.3 pages/sec 137.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 274.2 Mpixels/sec 201.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 205.9 pages/sec 148.5 pages/sec
Background blur 41.8 images/sec 33.2 images/sec
Photo processing 71.1 images/sec 54.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.8 Mpixels/sec 9.62 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 932 & 442 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 11400 +17%
2982
Core i5 10400
2556
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 11400 +39%
16627
Core i5 10400
11971
Integer math 57.5 GOps/sec 41.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 34 GOps/sec 26.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 49M Primes/sec 33M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 24M Strings/sec 23.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 10.2 GBytes/sec 4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 205.9 MBytes/sec 186.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 790 Frames/sec 665 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.8B Matrices/sec 12.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4322 & 6025 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 11400 +29%
146.49
Core i5 10400
113.96

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.4 PPW 5.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 126.7 PPW 94 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 255.8 PPW 184.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.25 PPW 1.75 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 11400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-04 (anon)Cinebench 202483 / 319
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-22 (Tedra)Cinebench 202486 / 484
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Intel Core i5 10400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-18 (shueizhiyueri)Cinebench 202457 / 338
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 11400 and i5 10400

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released March 17, 2021 May 1, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Rocket Lake Comet Lake
Model number i5-11400 i5-10400
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 UHD Graphics 630
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 5500 -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225 - Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Intel CPU rating (#196th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 29x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1200 LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (133rd and 169th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
Shading Units 192 192
TMUs 48 24
ROPs 24 3
Execution Units 24 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 11400 +25%
0.5 TFLOPS
Core i5 10400
0.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 630 compared to Graphics 730

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-2666
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 50 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 11400 official page Intel Core i5 10400 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 10400 or i5 11400?
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anonymous March 4, 2021 at 03:15 PM
intel lacks behind and if amd gets cheaper intel got no chance anymore
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Guy April 6, 2021 at 04:09 PM
Commas, do you know them?
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The intel guy February 7, 2022 at 10:26 AM
Guy, I know that guy, he lives behind the San Francisco
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Phoenix March 10, 2022 at 05:49 AM
Guy, Now that's something. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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