Core i5-11400F vs Celeron N4000

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.95
Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.04
+1062%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 1062% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2402656
Place by popularitynot in top-10033
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data64.58
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameGemini Lake (2019)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$157
Current price$305 (2.9x MSRP)$121 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache112 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data276 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 deg C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSXno data+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPPno data-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+no data
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Graphics max frequency650 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes620
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron N4000 0.95
i5-11400F 11.04
+1062%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 1062% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Celeron N4000 1472
i5-11400F 17070
+1060%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 1060% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron N4000 324
i5-11400F 1962
+506%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 506% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Celeron N4000 535
i5-11400F 7595
+1320%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 1320% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Celeron N4000 2152
i5-11400F 6210
+189%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 189% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Celeron N4000 4030
i5-11400F 44220
+997%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 997% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Celeron N4000 2259
i5-11400F 13359
+491%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 491% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Celeron N4000 31.94
i5-11400F 4.09
+681%

Celeron N4000 outperforms Core i5-11400F by 681% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Celeron N4000 2
i5-11400F 18
+970%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 970% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Celeron N4000 138
i5-11400F 1574
+1041%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 1041% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Celeron N4000 71
i5-11400F 210
+196%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 196% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Celeron N4000 0.89
i5-11400F 2.23
+151%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 151% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Celeron N4000 0.9
i5-11400F 8.7
+856%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 856% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Celeron N4000 760
i5-11400F 7147
+840%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 840% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Celeron N4000 9
i5-11400F 92
+864%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 864% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Celeron N4000 47
i5-11400F 258
+445%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Celeron N4000 by 445% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 11.04
Recency 11 December 2017 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Cost $107 $157
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4000 is a notebook processor while Core i5-11400F is a desktop one.


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