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Intel Core i9-11900H vs Intel Core i5-11400H vs Intel Core i5-11500B

Intel Core i9-11900H

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The Intel Core i9-11900H is a high end octa core SoC for gaming laptops and mobile workstations. It is based on the Tiger Lake H45 generation and was announced in mid 2021. It integrates eight Willow Cove processor cores (16 threads thanks to HyperThreading). The base clock speed depends on the TDP setting and at 45 Watt is at 2.5 GHz. The single core boost speed can reach up to 4.9 GHz, all cores can reach up to 4.5 GHz. The CPU offers 24 MB level 3 cache and supports DDR4-3200 memory. 

Thanks to the new Tiger Lake architecture, the i9-11900H should be similar or faster than the old Intel Core i9-10885H (Comet Lake-H, 2.4 - 5.3 GHz, 16 MB L3) in single and multi threaded performance and similar to the Ryzen 9 5800H (Zen 3, 3.2 - 4.4 GHz, 16 MB L3). Therefore, the i9 should be one of the fastest laptop CPUs in 2021 and well suited for even very demanding tasks.

The SoC also included the improved Xe graphics card called UHD graphics with all 32 EUs.

Furthermore, Tiger Lake SoCs add PCIe 4 support (20 lanes in the H45 series), AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6E in the chip.

The chip is produced on the improved 10nm process (called 10nm SuperFin) at Intel, which should be comparable to the 7nm process at TSMC (e.g. Ryzen 4000 series). The default TDP is rated at 45 W at 2.5 GHz base speed, at 35 Watt the base clock speed decreases to 2.1 GHz (cTDP down).

All articles on Tiger Lake can be found on our Tiger Lake architecture hub.

Intel Core i5-11400H

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The Intel Core i5-11400H is a high-end hexa-core SoC for gaming laptops and mobile workstations. It is based on the Tiger Lake H45 generation and was announced in mid 2021. It integrates six Willow Cove processor cores (12 threads thanks to HyperThreading). The base clock speed depends on the TDP setting and at 45 Watt is at 2.7 GHz. The single core boost speed can reach up to 4.5 GHz, all cores can reach up to 4.1 GHz. The CPU geatures 12 MB L3 cache and supports DDR4-3200 memory.

Furthermore, Tiger Lake SoCs add PCIe 4 support (20 lanes in the H45 series), AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6E in the chip.

The SoC features an improved Gen 12 graphics adapter called UHD Graphics with 16 EUs.

All articles on Tiger Lake can be found on our Tiger Lake architecture hub.

Performance

The average 11400H in our database matches the Ryzen 5 5600U and the Core i7-10750H in multi-thread performance, rendering the Core i5 a decent mid-range option as of mid 2022. It isn't as fast as the mighty Ryzen 9 5900HS, yet it will let you run most games in High or even Ultra settings at 1080p if mated to a fast graphics card.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 45 W, the Gigabyte G5 GD (2021) is among the fastest laptops built around the 11400H that we know of. It can be around 20% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Core i5 series chip has a default TDP of 35 W to 45 W, the expectation being that laptop makers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. Either way, an active cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The i5-11400H is manufactured on Intel's 3rd generation 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for below average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i5-11500B

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Der Intel Core i5-11500B ist ein Hexa-Core-Prozessor für Gaming-Notebooks, kleine Workstations oder auch Mini-PCs. Er basiert auf die Tiger-Lake-Architektur (H45) und wurde im 2. Quartal 2021 präsentiert. Der Chip bietet einen TDP von 65 Watt (konfigurierbar). Die sechs Prozessorkerne können von 3,3 bis 4,6 GHz (Einzelkern-Turbo) takten. Der Prozessor bietet 12 MB Level 3 Cache und unterstützt DDR4-RAM mit bis zu 3.200 MT/s. Die integrierte Grafik basiert auf der Xe-Architektur und ist UHD Graphics benannt (32 EUs). Im 11500B taktet sie von 350 bis 1.450 MHz. Der Chip wird im 10 nm SuperFin Prozess gefertigt.

Performance

Die Leistung des Intel Core i5-11500B hängt primär von der Leistungsfähigkeit der verbauten Kühleinheit ab. Zudem lässt sich die TDP des SoC auch absenken. Grundsätzlich sollte der Intel Core i5-11500B aber etwas mehr Leistung als ein Intel Core i5-11400H bieten.

Features

Wie bei den kleineren Tiger-Lake-Chips wird auch hier WLAN (Wi-Fi 6E) und Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4  im Chip (teil-)integriert für schnellere, günstige und platzsparende Implementierungen in Notebooks. Des Weiteren bietet der i5-11500B 20 PCIe 4.0 Lanes.

ModelIntel Core i9-11900HIntel Core i5-11400HIntel Core i5-11500B
SeriesIntel Tiger LakeIntel Tiger LakeIntel Tiger Lake
CodenameTiger Lake-HTiger Lake-HTiger Lake-H
Series: Tiger Lake Tiger Lake-H
Intel Core i9-11900KB3.3 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H « 2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H2.5 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H2.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B3.3 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H2.7 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900KB3.3 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H2.5 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H2.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B3.3 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H « 2.7 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900KB3.3 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H2.5 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H2.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B « 3.3 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H2.7 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock2500 - 4900 MHz2700 - 4500 MHz3300 - 4600 MHz
L1 Cache640 KB480 KB480 KB
L2 Cache10 MB7.5 MB7.5 MB
L3 Cache24 MB12 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 166 / 126 / 12
TDP45 Watt45 Watt65 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1787BGA1787BGA1787
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, RPE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200 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, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200 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, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1450 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1450 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1450 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-11900H
40.5 pt (56%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-11400H
35.8 pt (50%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-11500B
36.7 pt (51%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
86 Points (60%)
88 Points (61%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
414 Points (8%)
451 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 11135     avg: 12109     median: 12143.5 (11%)     max: 13012 Points
min: 6674     avg: 8150     median: 8451 (8%)     max: 9406 Points
8318 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1574     avg: 1585     median: 1580.5 (67%)     max: 1605 Points
min: 1349     avg: 1428     median: 1460.5 (62%)     max: 1472 Points
1484 Points (63%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 600     avg: 607     median: 608 (68%)     max: 615 Points
min: 522     avg: 557     median: 561 (62%)     max: 569 Points
566 Points (63%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4324     avg: 4758     median: 4878 (12%)     max: 5160 Points
min: 2550     avg: 3142     median: 3283 (8%)     max: 3740 Points
3236 Points (8%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1770     avg: 2068     median: 2148 (14%)     max: 2211 Points
min: 1014     avg: 1297     median: 1277 (8%)     max: 1532 Points
1322 Points (8%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 236     avg: 239.8     median: 241 (73%)     max: 243 Points
min: 202     avg: 214.3     median: 218 (66%)     max: 219 Points
223 Points (67%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 13.31     avg: 14.6     median: 14.6 (19%)     max: 15.97 Points
15 Points (20%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.45     avg: 2.5     median: 2.5 (62%)     max: 2.55 Points
2.6 Points (65%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8611     avg: 8712     median: 8712 (53%)     max: 8813 Points
9000 Points (54%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 36972     avg: 39096     median: 39095.5 (28%)     max: 41219 Points
41001 Points (30%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
54687 Points (38%)
54928 Points (38%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
11530 Points (14%)
11802 Points (14%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 140.674     avg: 231.8     median: 231.8 (3%)     max: 323 s
152 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 4.498     avg: 6.8     median: 6.8 (1%)     max: 9.1 s
4.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 5477     avg: 5571     median: 5571 (9%)     max: 5665 Points
6789 Points (11%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 49486     avg: 52910     median: 53205 (31%)     max: 57263 MIPS
min: 27615     avg: 33927     median: 33444 (19%)     max: 40268 MIPS
36194 MIPS (21%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5582     avg: 5781     median: 5795 (69%)     max: 6018 MIPS
min: 4802     avg: 5104     median: 5116 (61%)     max: 5343 MIPS
5498 MIPS (66%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 62     avg: 69.9     median: 69.9 (24%)     max: 77.85 fps
68.7 fps (24%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 138     avg: 182.3     median: 182.3 (42%)     max: 226.5 fps
234.5 fps (54%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 13.6     avg: 15     median: 15 (26%)     max: 16.7 fps
min: 8.19     avg: 9.6     median: 9.6 (17%)     max: 11.3 fps
10.3 fps (18%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.78     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (0%)     max: 0.815 GB/s
0.8 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.2     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (22%)     max: 1.3 GB/s
1.3 GB/s (22%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 7.9     avg: 8.2     median: 8.2 (21%)     max: 8.4 GB/s
8.3 GB/s (22%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
479 Seconds (6%)
662 Seconds (8%)
673 Seconds (9%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 231     avg: 247     median: 243 (2%)     max: 270 Seconds
min: 340     avg: 399.5     median: 396 (3%)     max: 483 Seconds
379 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.52     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.544 sec
min: 0.581     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.644 sec
0.6 sec (12%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 12039     avg: 12170     median: 12043 (26%)     max: 12429 Points
12580 Points (27%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.5     avg: 7.5     median: 7.5 (2%)     max: 7.549 s
7.3 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.3     avg: 16.3     median: 16.3 (1%)     max: 16.303 s
16 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 338.041     avg: 487.5     median: 487.5 (2%)     max: 637 s
373 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 43773     avg: 47410     median: 47410 (42%)     max: 51047 Points
47824 Points (42%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 14467     avg: 17623     median: 18686 (51%)     max: 19231 Points
min: 8859     avg: 12046     median: 11488.5 (31%)     max: 15086 Points
13784 Points (37%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 35428     avg: 52471     median: 52470.5 (43%)     max: 69513 Points
70795 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
35070 Points (28%)
70878 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 69034     avg: 70364     median: 70347 (59%)     max: 71711 Points
74085 Points (62%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 13550     avg: 15637     median: 16364 (41%)     max: 17649 Points
min: 9771     avg: 10834     median: 10594 (27%)     max: 12377 Points
12557 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 21513     avg: 24434     median: 24867 (44%)     max: 26502 Points
min: 9406     avg: 16286     median: 16949 (30%)     max: 19795 Points
19930 Points (36%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 9050     avg: 9865     median: 9631.5 (41%)     max: 11145 Points
min: 4618     avg: 6094     median: 5827 (25%)     max: 7707 Points
7021 Points (30%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2355 Points (71%)
2090 Points (63%)
2173 Points (66%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
9401 Points (37%)
6317 Points (25%)
8148 Points (32%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1576     avg: 1634     median: 1632 (69%)     max: 1692 Points
min: 1396     avg: 1478     median: 1500 (63%)     max: 1528 Points
1566 Points (66%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7725     avg: 9140     median: 9628 (17%)     max: 9856 Points
min: 4679     avg: 6131     median: 6006 (11%)     max: 7018 Points
7132 Points (13%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1461 Points (6%)
1535 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5961 Points (19%)
7012 Points (22%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6110 Points (61%)
6663 Points (67%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
24947 Points (28%)
28454 Points (32%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 603     avg: 606     median: 606 (1%)     max: 608 ms
min: 655     avg: 669     median: 661 (1%)     max: 702 ms
649 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 135.9     avg: 156.2     median: 156.2 (2%)     max: 176.4 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 60869     avg: 63575     median: 63574.5 (57%)     max: 66280 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
227 Points (65%)
204 Points (59%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 272     avg: 275.2     median: 273 (57%)     max: 286 Points
min: 243     avg: 250.5     median: 250 (52%)     max: 259 Points
271 Points (56%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1632 Points (63%)
1285 Points (49%)
1416 Points (54%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 88.9     avg: 110.4     median: 116 (20%)     max: 122 Watt
min: 51.3     avg: 64.7     median: 65.8 (11%)     max: 75.7 Watt
75.7 Watt (13%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 89.3     avg: 137.7     median: 152 (28%)     max: 159 Watt
min: 66.4     avg: 81.5     median: 81.9 (15%)     max: 95.9 Watt
95 Watt (17%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
17.3 Watt (11%)
20 Watt (13%)
14.5 Watt (10%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 13.3     avg: 14.4     median: 14.1 (10%)     max: 16 Points per Watt
min: 15.8     avg: 17.3     median: 16.9 (13%)     max: 19.2 Points per Watt
13.9 Points per Watt (10%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-11900H → 100% n=23

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11400H → 79% n=23

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11500B → 84% n=23

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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
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