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Intel Core i5-11400F vs Intel Core i5-11600K vs Intel Core i9-11900K

Intel Core i5-11400F

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The Intel Core i5-11400F is a fast six-core desktop processor based on the new Rocket Lake architecture, which was introduced in March 2021. The processor clocks with a base clock of 2.6 GHz and reaches an all-core boost of 4.2 GHz under load. In single-thread applications, the Intel Core i5-11400F even reaches up to 4.4 GHz. Intel also gives the Rocket Lake processors the Hyperthreading feature, which allows the i5-11400F to process up to 12 threads simultaneously. As known, the Intel Core i5-11400F is manufactured in the 14 nm process. Nevertheless, many changes have been made with the Rocket Lake architecture, which is also reflected in the performance compared to the Comet Lake. The Intel Core i5-11400F is a non-K CPU, which means that there is no freely selectable multiplier. Thus, the scope for overclocking is relatively small.

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i5-10400F, the Core i5-11400F offers a significantly better IPC. This can be seen clearly in the single-core benchmarks. But the multi-core performance also benefits from the better IPC compared to Comet-Lake. A performance increase of up to 20 percent can be expected. The Core i5 has to do without the TVB (Thermal Velocity Boost). However, 4.2 GHz is still possible when all cores are loaded. Due to the very high single-thread performance, the Intel Core i5-11400F is best suited for video games.

Graphics

The processors marked with "F" in the nomenclature don't offer an integrated graphics unit. All other non-F processors can fall back on the Intel UHD Graphics 750 and also allow operation without a dedicated graphics card.

Power consumption

The TDP turns out relatively low with 65 watts. This is the PL1 value. For Turbo, the Intel Core i5-11400F offers a higher TDP of up to 154 watts with PL2. However, this may only be applied for a maximum of 28 seconds (dew). A good air cooler should be able to handle the resulting waste heat, so no AiO is necessary for this processor.

Intel Core i5-11600K

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The Intel Core i5-11600K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 6 cores and 12 threads clocked at 3.9 - 4.9 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.0 only). Using all cores, the CPU can clock up to 4.6 GHz.  

The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1, power limit sustained load) but the PL2 is set to around 250 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds). 

The Sunny Cove processor cores (known from the Ice Lake mobile CPUs) offer larger caches and an improved IPC (up to 19%). Furthermore, the chip also includes (partly) integrated WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4. The platform supports PCIe 4.0 and Intel DL Boost for AI acceleration.

Thanks to the faster core architecture, the 11600K can beat the old i5-10600K by around 20 percent. Therefore, the i5-11600K is a good mid range choice for gaming.

The faster Rocket Lake-S CPUs also integrate a new Intel UHD Graphics 750 that is based on the current Intel Xe architecture (e.g. mobile Tiger Lake) and offers 32 EUs. In the 11600K, the GPU is clocked from 350 - 1300 MHz.

The CPU is manufactured on the old 14nm process like the Comet Lake predecessors. The power consumption is not as high, as the Core i9-11900K, but can't come close to the power efficient Ryzen 5 5600X.

Intel Core i9-11900K

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The Intel Core i9-11900K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.5 - 5.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.0 / TVB). With Turbo Boost 2.0, 5.1 GHz can be reached with a single thread. Using all cores, the CPU can clock up to 4.8 GHz. Adaptive Boost enables even higher multi-core frequencies (5.1 GHz all core Turbo) but uses a lot more power.

The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1, power limit sustained load) but the PL2 is set to around 250 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds).

The Sunny Cove processor cores (known from the Ice Lake mobile CPUs) offer larger caches and an improved IPC (up to 19%). Furthermore, the chip also includes (partly) integrated WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4. The platform supports PCIe 4.0 and Intel DL Boost for AI acceleration.

The faster Rocket Lake-S CPUs also integrate a new Intel UHD Graphics 750 that is based on the current Intel Xe architecture (e.g. mobile Tiger Lake) and offers 32 EUs. In the 11900K, the GPU is clocked from 350 - 1300 MHz.

Performance

The average 11900K in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. Which is an impressive result, as of mid 2022, and good enough for any task imaginable including content creation and professional gaming.

Power consumption

This Core i9 has a 125 W TDP, also known as the long-term power limit. Intel lets PC manufacturers reduce that value somewhat if required, 95 W being the lower limit, which would result in lower clock speeds and lower performance. The reality is, an 11900K can be much more power hungry than either of the two numbers imply simply because of its sheer might but also because it is manufactured on an old 14 nm Intel process that makes for lower-than-average, as of mid-2022, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i5-11400FIntel Core i5-11600KIntel Core i9-11900K
SeriesIntel Rocket LakeIntel Rocket LakeIntel Rocket Lake
CodenameRocket LakeRocket LakeRocket Lake
Series: Rocket Lake Rocket Lake
Intel Core i9-11900K3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-117002.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F « 2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900K3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-117002.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K « 3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900K « 3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-117002.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock2600 - 4400 MHz3900 - 4900 MHz3500 - 5300 MHz
L1 Cache480 KB480 KB640 KB
L2 Cache3 MB3 MB4 MB
L3 Cache12 MB12 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 126 / 128 / 16
TDP65 Watt125 Watt125 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
Die Size276 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketLGA1200LGA1200LGA1200
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA
Architecturex86x86x86
$157 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-11400F
36.2 pt (50%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-11600K
39.4 pt (55%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-11900K
42.7 pt (59%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
98 Points (68%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
698 Points (13%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
10235 Points (10%)
min: 11124     avg: 11218     median: 11217.5 (10%)     max: 11311 Points
min: 13825     avg: 14669     median: 14747 (14%)     max: 15519 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1339 Points (57%)
min: 1500     avg: 1530     median: 1529.5 (65%)     max: 1559 Points
min: 1604     avg: 1640     median: 1636 (70%)     max: 1693 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
502 Points (56%)
min: 576     avg: 586     median: 585.5 (65%)     max: 595 Points
min: 619     avg: 633     median: 633 (70%)     max: 647 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
3945 Points (10%)
min: 4254     avg: 4302     median: 4301.5 (10%)     max: 4349 Points
min: 5055     avg: 5499     median: 5306 (13%)     max: 5997 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1574 Points (10%)
min: 1738     avg: 1744     median: 1744 (11%)     max: 1750 Points
min: 2238     avg: 2358     median: 2379 (15%)     max: 2436 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
210 Points (63%)
min: 234     avg: 238     median: 238 (72%)     max: 242 Points
min: 254     avg: 256.5     median: 255 (77%)     max: 262 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
17.7 Points (23%)
19.3 Points (25%)
26.8 Points (35%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.2 Points (55%)
2.9 Points (71%)
3.1 Points (77%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6210 Points (38%)
9745 Points (59%)
10545 Points (64%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
44220 Points (32%)
49408 Points (36%)
62024 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
57417 Points (40%)
64663 Points (45%)
80613 Points (56%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
8876 Points (11%)
12957 Points (16%)
14149 Points (17%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
117.2 s (1%)
107.6 s (1%)
77.9 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.1 s (1%)
4.9 s (1%)
4 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7147 Points (11%)
7850 Points (12%)
9030 Points (14%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
41522 MIPS (24%)
min: 44620     avg: 44971     median: 44971 (26%)     max: 45322 MIPS
min: 54125     avg: 59047     median: 59658.5 (34%)     max: 62746 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5466 MIPS (65%)
min: 5987     avg: 6062     median: 6061.5 (72%)     max: 6136 MIPS
min: 6174     avg: 6380     median: 6347 (76%)     max: 6652 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
91.5 fps (32%)
min: 100.5     avg: 100.8     median: 100.8 (35%)     max: 101 fps
137 fps (48%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
258 fps (60%)
min: 279     avg: 289     median: 289 (67%)     max: 299 fps
309.5 fps (71%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
13.5 fps (24%)
min: 14     avg: 14.4     median: 14.4 (25%)     max: 14.7 fps
min: 16.6     avg: 18.2     median: 18.2 (32%)     max: 19.8 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.8 GB/s (0%)
0.9 GB/s (0%)
1.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.4 GB/s (24%)
1.5 GB/s (26%)
1.9 GB/s (33%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
8.7 GB/s (23%)
9.7 GB/s (25%)
13 GB/s (34%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
428 Seconds (5%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
290.2 Seconds (2%)
min: 264.5     avg: 267.3     median: 267.3 (2%)     max: 270 Seconds
min: 190.3     avg: 210.8     median: 211.9 (1%)     max: 229 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.6 sec (12%)
min: 0.506     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.528 sec
min: 0.4733     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.4981 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
13359 Points (28%)
14519 Points (31%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.8 s (2%)
6.8 s (1%)
6.3 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.9 s (1%)
14.8 s (1%)
13.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
703 s (3%)
353.7 s (2%)
331.4 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
57236 Points (50%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
15367 Points (42%)
min: 15381     avg: 16381     median: 16381 (44%)     max: 17381 Points
min: 20149     avg: 20662     median: 20662 (56%)     max: 21175 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
71688 Points (58%)
min: 70567     avg: 75640     median: 75640 (61%)     max: 80713 Points
min: 74965     avg: 79326     median: 79325.5 (64%)     max: 83686 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
71496 Points (58%)
79747 Points (65%)
75316 Points (61%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
74053 Points (62%)
81270 Points (68%)
85348 Points (72%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
13346 Points (34%)
min: 14147     avg: 14403     median: 14402.5 (36%)     max: 14658 Points
min: 18242     avg: 19567     median: 20094 (51%)     max: 20364 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
21144 Points (38%)
min: 21677     avg: 22154     median: 22154 (39%)     max: 22631 Points
min: 26699     avg: 27967     median: 28121 (50%)     max: 28927 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
8468 Points (36%)
min: 8286     avg: 8884     median: 8884 (37%)     max: 9482 Points
min: 11012     avg: 12563     median: 12902.5 (54%)     max: 13433 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1575 Points (66%)
min: 1694     avg: 1723     median: 1723 (73%)     max: 1752 Points
min: 1748     avg: 1796     median: 1787.5 (75%)     max: 1885 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
7681 Points (14%)
min: 8336     avg: 8430     median: 8429.5 (15%)     max: 8523 Points
min: 9547     avg: 10328     median: 10483 (19%)     max: 11035 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1543 Points (7%)
1731 Points (8%)
1863 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
7679 Points (24%)
8542 Points (27%)
11008 Points (35%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6836 Points (68%)
7438 Points (74%)
7976 Points (80%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
30191 Points (34%)
33266 Points (37%)
42329 Points (47%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
654 ms (1%)
min: 587     avg: 598     median: 597.5 (1%)     max: 608 ms
min: 544     avg: 566     median: 569.5 (1%)     max: 581 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 244     avg: 247     median: 247 (71%)     max: 250 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
255 Points (53%)
min: 263     avg: 271.5     median: 271.5 (57%)     max: 280 Points
min: 217     avg: 268.5     median: 283.5 (59%)     max: 290 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1652 Points (63%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
236 Watt (41%)
min: 187     avg: 204.7     median: 199 (34%)     max: 228 Watt
min: 197     avg: 235.6     median: 221.5 (38%)     max: 302.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
204 Watt (37%)
min: 177     avg: 195.3     median: 189 (34%)     max: 219.9 Watt
min: 243     avg: 274.3     median: 259.2 (47%)     max: 336 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
7.7 Points per Watt (6%)
min: 7.9     avg: 8.9     median: 8.9 (7%)     max: 9.89 Points per Watt
min: 7.03     avg: 8.4     median: 8.6 (6%)     max: 9.39 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11400F → 100% n=43

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11600K → 110% n=43

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-11900K → 128% n=43

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