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Intel Core i9-11950H vs Intel Core i5-11400H

Intel Core i9-11950H

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The Intel Core i9-11950H is a high end octa core SoC for 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 2.6 GHz. The single core boost speed can reach up to 5 GHz (ITBM 3.0, also two cores), all cores can reach up to 4.5 GHz. The CPU offers 24 MB level 3 cache and supports DDR4-3200 memory. Compared to the i9-11980HK, the 11950H offers professional management features like Intel vPro, SIPP or TXT.

Thanks to the new Tiger Lake architecture, the i9-11980HK should be significantly faster than the old Intel Core i9-10980HK (Comet Lake-H, 2.4 - 5.3 GHz, 16 MB L3) in single and multi threaded performance and similar to the Ryzen 9 5980HX (Zen 3, 3.3 - 4.8 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 65 Watt the base clock speed increases to 3.3 GHz (cTDP up).

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.

ModelIntel Core i9-11950HIntel Core i5-11400H
SeriesIntel Tiger LakeIntel Tiger Lake
CodenameTiger Lake-HTiger Lake-H
Series: Tiger Lake Tiger Lake-H
Intel Core i9-11900KB compare3.3 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H compare2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H « 2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M compare2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H compare2.5 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H compare2.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M compare3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B compare3.3 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H2.7 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H compare2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900KB compare3.3 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H compare2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M compare2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H compare2.5 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H compare2.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M compare3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B compare3.3 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H « 2.7 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H compare2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock2600 - 5000 MHz2700 - 4500 MHz
L1 Cache640 KB480 KB
L2 Cache10 MB7.5 MB
L3 Cache24 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 166 / 12
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1787BGA1787
FeaturesDDR4-3200 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, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, TMEDDR4-3200 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)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-11950H
40.2 pt (56%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-11400H
35.8 pt (50%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
86 Points (60%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
414 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 12048     avg: 12394     median: 12206.5 (11%)     max: 13113 Points
min: 6674     avg: 8150     median: 8451 (8%)     max: 9406 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1569     avg: 1596     median: 1591 (68%)     max: 1633 Points
min: 1349     avg: 1428     median: 1460.5 (62%)     max: 1472 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 610     avg: 620     median: 619.5 (69%)     max: 632 Points
min: 522     avg: 557     median: 561 (62%)     max: 569 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4471     avg: 4700     median: 4664.5 (11%)     max: 5000 Points
min: 2550     avg: 3142     median: 3283 (8%)     max: 3740 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1827     avg: 1968     median: 1954 (12%)     max: 2130 Points
min: 1014     avg: 1297     median: 1277 (8%)     max: 1532 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 236     avg: 242.5     median: 242.5 (73%)     max: 249 Points
min: 202     avg: 214.3     median: 218 (66%)     max: 219 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 13.31     avg: 14.6     median: 14.6 (19%)     max: 15.97 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.45     avg: 2.5     median: 2.5 (62%)     max: 2.55 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8611     avg: 8712     median: 8712 (53%)     max: 8813 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 36972     avg: 39096     median: 39095.5 (28%)     max: 41219 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
54687 Points (38%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
11530 Points (14%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 140.674     avg: 231.8     median: 231.8 (3%)     max: 323 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 4.498     avg: 6.8     median: 6.8 (1%)     max: 9.1 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 5477     avg: 5571     median: 5571 (9%)     max: 5665 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 50050     avg: 50504     median: 50060 (29%)     max: 51402 MIPS
min: 27615     avg: 33927     median: 33444 (19%)     max: 40268 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5755     avg: 5816     median: 5773 (69%)     max: 5919 MIPS
min: 4802     avg: 5104     median: 5116 (61%)     max: 5343 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 62     avg: 69.9     median: 69.9 (24%)     max: 77.85 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 138     avg: 182.3     median: 182.3 (42%)     max: 226.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 13.8     avg: 14.2     median: 14.2 (25%)     max: 14.5 fps
min: 8.19     avg: 9.6     median: 9.6 (17%)     max: 11.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.78     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (0%)     max: 0.815 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.2     avg: 1.3     median: 1.3 (22%)     max: 1.3 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 7.9     avg: 8.2     median: 8.2 (21%)     max: 8.4 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
662 Seconds (8%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 244     avg: 253     median: 254 (2%)     max: 261 Seconds
min: 340     avg: 399.5     median: 396 (3%)     max: 483 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.521     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.551 sec
min: 0.581     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.644 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 12039     avg: 12170     median: 12043 (26%)     max: 12429 Points
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
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
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
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 43773     avg: 47410     median: 47410 (42%)     max: 51047 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 14110     avg: 16128     median: 16377.5 (44%)     max: 17648 Points
min: 8859     avg: 12046     median: 11488.5 (31%)     max: 15086 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 35428     avg: 52471     median: 52470.5 (43%)     max: 69513 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
35070 Points (28%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 69034     avg: 70364     median: 70347 (59%)     max: 71711 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 14843     avg: 15294     median: 15298 (39%)     max: 15741 Points
min: 9771     avg: 10834     median: 10594 (27%)     max: 12377 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 20287     avg: 22013     median: 22215 (40%)     max: 23335 Points
min: 9406     avg: 16286     median: 16949 (30%)     max: 19795 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5967     avg: 7551     median: 7614.5 (32%)     max: 9007 Points
min: 4618     avg: 6094     median: 5827 (25%)     max: 7707 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2090 Points (63%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
6317 Points (25%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1623     avg: 1652     median: 1631 (69%)     max: 1702 Points
min: 1396     avg: 1478     median: 1500 (63%)     max: 1528 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7286     avg: 7802     median: 7969 (14%)     max: 8152 Points
min: 4679     avg: 6131     median: 6006 (11%)     max: 7018 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1461 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5961 Points (19%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6110 Points (61%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
24947 Points (28%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 591     avg: 599     median: 596 (1%)     max: 614 ms
min: 655     avg: 669     median: 661 (1%)     max: 702 ms
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: 74061     avg: 74633     median: 74632.5 (67%)     max: 75204 Points
min: 60869     avg: 63575     median: 63574.5 (57%)     max: 66280 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
204 Points (59%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 266     avg: 272.3     median: 272.5 (57%)     max: 278 Points
min: 243     avg: 250.5     median: 250 (52%)     max: 259 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1483     avg: 1566     median: 1566 (60%)     max: 1649 Points
1285 Points (49%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 109     avg: 112.3     median: 112.5 (19%)     max: 115 Watt
min: 51.3     avg: 64.7     median: 65.8 (11%)     max: 75.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 108     avg: 121     median: 124 (23%)     max: 128 Watt
min: 66.4     avg: 81.5     median: 81.9 (15%)     max: 95.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
20 Watt (13%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 15     avg: 16.3     median: 16.6 (12%)     max: 17 Points per Watt
min: 15.8     avg: 17.3     median: 16.9 (13%)     max: 19.2 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-11950H → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11400H → 82% n=21

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