Intel Core i5 11400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 11400F against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5500. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 11400F
- Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
- More than 10° C higher critical temperature
- 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
- Around 2.32 GB/s (5%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Newer - released 1-year later
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14 nanometers
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | March 16, 2021 | March 15, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Zen 3 (Cezanne) |
| Model number | i5-11400F | - |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26x | 36x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | AM4 |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 90°C |
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 11400F official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 24 |
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