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Intel Core i5 11400H vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

40 out of 100
Intel Core i5 11400H
VS
42 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Intel Core i5 11400H
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

We compared two 6-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2-2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 11400H against the 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600H. 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 (32)

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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600H and 11400H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 11400H
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
  • More powerful Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics: 1.6 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 11400H
vs
Ryzen 5 5600H

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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 435.2 MB/sec 604.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 54.7 Klines/sec 53.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 119.7 pages/sec 109.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 193.7 Mpixels/sec 175.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 199.7 pages/sec 194.4 pages/sec
Background blur 38.9 images/sec 32.8 images/sec
Photo processing 51.2 images/sec 47.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.1 Mpixels/sec 13.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 507 & 459 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 11400H
15125
Ryzen 5 5600H +8%
16362
Integer math 52.8 GOps/sec 58.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 31.7 GOps/sec 32.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 47M Primes/sec 46M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.3M Strings/sec 21M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.1 GBytes/sec 12.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186.9 MBytes/sec 204.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 673 Frames/sec 712 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.7B Matrices/sec 14.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7444 & 6703 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 11400H
108.96
Ryzen 5 5600H +8%
117.32

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.7 PPW 8.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 154.8 PPW 125.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 336.1 PPW 303 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.42 PPW 2.17 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 11400H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-29 (Omkar)Cinebench 202482 / 439
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-17 (HNAT)Cinebench 202484 / 513
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-06 (George)Geekbench 6 CPU2082 / 8223
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-11 (Shen)Cinebench 202483 / 482
Add View all (4)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-21 -> mayankdhamiCinebench 202477 / 451
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-14 (Juuhana)Geekbench 6 CPU1851 / 7626
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-14 (Juuhachi)Geekbench 6 CPU1851 / 7436
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-12 (Juu)Geekbench 6 CPU1888 / 7373
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-03 (bluntking)Cinebench 202479 / 451
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Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released May 11, 2021 January 12, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Tiger Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i5-11400H -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 11500H
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#151st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.2-2.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22-27x 33x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s -
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 35-54 W (configurable)
Socket BGA-1787 FP6
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 105Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 1800 MHz
Shading Units 128 448
TMUs 8 28
ROPs 4 8
Execution Units 16 7
TGP 6-15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 11400H
0.4 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600H +300%
1.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 7 compared to UHD Graphics (16 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s -
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 11400H official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 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: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H or Intel Core i5 11400H?
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Raza December 15, 2023 at 04:45 AM
Can someone please tell me the names of laptops that use these processors?
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Gaithaingam January 16, 2024 at 05:38 PM
The Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-57) uses an Intel Core i5 11400H processor.
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anonymous April 19, 2024 at 04:35 PM
HP Victus Gaming Laptop, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 4GB RTX 3050 GPU, 15.6-inch (39.6 cm) FHD IPS 144Hz, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, Backlit KB, 9ms Response time AND ASUS TUF Gaming F15, 15.6"(39.62 cms) FHD 144Hz, Intel Core i5-11400H 11th Gen, RTX 3050 4GB Graphics, Gaming Laptop
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Ansh June 14, 2023 at 09:19 PM
Which processor should I chose for coding?
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Beast July 7, 2023 at 05:22 PM
AMD Ryzen 5600H is better for coding snd programming
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Mohammed May 1, 2023 at 03:35 PM
Which processor 11400 or 5600 was best for electrical Engineering students?
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Thomas March 14, 2023 at 08:42 PM
Which CPU is better for Software Engineering?
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Abhi June 7, 2023 at 07:58 AM
For a professional software engineer, it is recommended to have at least an Intel Core i7 CPU or consider opting for a Ryzen 7. If your budget is high, then go for an Intel Core i9 12th Gen CPU.
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yass February 3, 2024 at 06:55 PM
Abhi, Does it matter to have a CPC Intel Series U for a software engineer?
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Chicky Monkey December 23, 2022 at 02:24 PM
As an Energy Technology Student, which processor should I pick?
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Sri January 30, 2023 at 05:38 AM
Go with ryzen 5 its both power efficient and has a higher multi-core performance.
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Joshua November 22, 2022 at 05:04 AM
If both are in a laptop with 3050ti, what would be better for gaming?
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user_0000 December 3, 2022 at 02:11 PM
Simple it would be 5600H
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Kouha October 25, 2022 at 10:10 AM
Which processor 11400 or 5600 was best for network security industry Cybersecurity students?
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Abhi August 18, 2022 at 05:31 PM
Which processor 11400 or 5600 was best for Mechanical Engineering students?
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Guest September 17, 2022 at 05:50 AM
i5 11400h is the best processor for you.
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SSN September 17, 2022 at 03:06 PM
Both are Good But for Mechanical engineering students dedicated graphic card is important.
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Expertise July 17, 2022 at 12:33 PM
Ryzen 5600H is the very capable processor. It starts from β‚Ή56000 range and in this intel can't even enter the competition. There is rarely a difference between the two.
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Anonymous October 5, 2022 at 03:32 PM
For same price you will get 11400h.
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Expertise July 3, 2023 at 03:54 PM
The prices vary. Right now, the Asus VivoBook 16X with an i5 11400H and 16GB RAM is selling for 51,000, while the HP Victus with 8GB RAM and a 1650 graphics card is going for 52,000 (both prices are after card discounts). I'm still confused about which one to buy, as I had my eye on the Redmi Notebook Pro 16 with Quad HD, 16GB RAM, but no graphics card. I want to do content creation but also need good battery life. Which one should I buy?
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WHY July 8, 2022 at 05:59 AM
If you use your laptop for MATLAB or any intensive data science application which requires AVX and Intel Math Kernel Libraries. Go Intel to avoid throttling.
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Matt June 27, 2022 at 01:35 AM
These processors do not come with a very high-performance video card. AMD's solution in Lenovo Legion 5 is completely right for me.
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Soe June 12, 2022 at 11:14 AM
For gaming, i5-11400H igpu is going to hugely bottleneck the dgpu in the laptop without a mux switch.
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Sad October 19, 2022 at 07:30 PM
Yeah, I just found out my version of Acer Nitro 5 lacks a MUX switch and I hate myself for not buying Legion 5 with it instead.
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Niranjan February 8, 2023 at 06:02 PM
Sad, You could bypass this issue by connecting your laptop to an external display via HDMI.
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Maciej May 1, 2023 at 02:48 PM
does bottlenecking happens only with i5-11400H or with Ryzen 5 5600H too?
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Eren Jaeger September 30, 2023 at 05:38 PM
Sad, Connect to an external display if you have one because connect it to an HDMI port that directly connects with your Dedicated Graphics card.
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arjun November 7, 2023 at 04:34 AM
is i5 11400h + rtx 2050 a good combo even without a mux switch?
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Ethan June 1, 2022 at 12:23 AM
Which do you guys recommend for gaming?
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Luc June 3, 2022 at 02:09 AM
11400h hand down performance is just better
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Mandy June 29, 2022 at 04:17 AM
Ryzen for performance also less in price.
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Ken June 30, 2022 at 06:18 AM
You can get ryzen 5 5600h even cheaper than i5 11300h, the gaming performance in some games is worse, but doing multi-cores tasks is better for ryzen, AAA games are heavily affected by weak intel igpu of your laptop doesn't have mux.
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