Intel Core i5 11400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 11400F against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
56.0
(Average)
Value Index
44.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600G and 11400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 11400F
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 4.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 14 nanometers
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Includes an integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 409
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2218

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 681.4 MB/sec 773.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 59.6 Klines/sec 64.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 169.4 pages/sec 141.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 242 Mpixels/sec 231 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 201.4 pages/sec 210.7 pages/sec
Background blur 42.5 images/sec 42.1 images/sec
Photo processing 68.9 images/sec 55.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.6 Mpixels/sec 16.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 761 & 1112 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
19626
Integer math 57.6 GOps/sec 66.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 34.2 GOps/sec 37.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 53M Primes/sec 56M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 24.2M Strings/sec 25.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 10.2 GBytes/sec 15.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 208 MBytes/sec 248.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 833 Frames/sec 889 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.9B Matrices/sec 17.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 6204 & 15922 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
150.02

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 8 PPW 9.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 126.1 PPW 127.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 259.5 PPW 301.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.05 PPW 2.31 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 11400F
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-05-15 (amir)Cinebench 202484 / 522
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-05 (krek)Cinebench 2026433 / 2333
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Zhyn)Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Chakib)Cinebench 202483 / 575
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-07 (TakoyakiCandil)Cinebench 202492 / 646
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-27 (GreyArcanine)Cinebench 2026409 / 2218

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 11400F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released March 16, 2021 April 13, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Rocket Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i5-11400F -
Integrated GPU No Radeon RX Vega 7
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F - AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Intel CPU rating (#195th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#139th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 39x
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

Transistors - 10.7 billions
Fabrication Process 14 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 88 W
Socket LGA-1200 AM4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (132nd and 130th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1900 MHz
Shading Units - 448
TMUs - 28
ROPs - 8
Execution Units - 7
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.7 TFLOPS

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 11400F official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G or Intel Core i5 11400F?
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George Ross February 26, 2022 at 10:42 AM
Not sure this morning. Ordered HP with AMD and ordered Acer with Intel. Will run tests and decide which to keep and which to return. Thanks for your comparison.
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