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Intel Core i5 11400H vs i5 11260H

40 out of 100
Intel Core i5 11400H
VS
39 out of 100
Intel Core i5 11260H
Intel Core i5 11400H
Intel Core i5 11260H

We compared two 6-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2-2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 11400H against the 2.1-2.6 GHz i5 11260H. 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 11260H and 11400H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 11400H
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 11400H
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Core i5 11260H

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 448 MB/sec
Clang compilation 54.7 Klines/sec 54.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 119.7 pages/sec 119.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 193.7 Mpixels/sec 202.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 199.7 pages/sec 194.6 pages/sec
Background blur 38.9 images/sec 36.1 images/sec
Photo processing 51.2 images/sec 50.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 13.1 Mpixels/sec 12.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 507 & 580 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 52.8 GOps/sec 52.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 31.7 GOps/sec 31.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 47M Primes/sec 47M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.3M Strings/sec 22.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.1 GBytes/sec 9.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186.9 MBytes/sec 189 MBytes/sec
Physics 673 Frames/sec 684 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.7B Matrices/sec 12.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7444 & 592 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 11400H +4%
108.96
Core i5 11260H
104.65

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 10.7 PPW 11 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 154.8 PPW 148.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 336.1 PPW 337.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.42 PPW 2.33 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
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 11400H and i5 11260H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Tiger Lake Tiger Lake
Model number i5-11400H i5-11260H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.2-2.7 GHz 2.1-2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22-27x 21-26x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 128 128
TMUs 8 8
ROPs 4 4
Execution Units 16 16
TGP 6-15 W 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 11400H
0.4 TFLOPS
Core i5 11260H
0.4 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 11400H official page Intel Core i5 11260H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 11260H or i5 11400H?
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idk September 26, 2021 at 01:43 PM
i wanna ask that will this processor and a rtx 3050 ti will games like fortnite and gta 5 will run above 100 frames per second?
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mojtaba January 8, 2022 at 06:43 PM
Fortnite epic sitting 60fps GTA 5 very high shadow on 75 fps if you want to buy laptop
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Mr. A April 12, 2022 at 12:14 PM
The gaming industry is using up to 4 CPU cores, yet. So considering that, any limited performance must be considered as GPU limit reached.
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Abhay007 August 24, 2023 at 02:55 PM
Yes most likely, but it also depends upon the RAM and TGP of GPU.
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