Ultra 9 285 vs i5-11400F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-11400F and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking732not rated
Place by popularity30not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation39.30no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency15.59no data
Architecture codenameRocket Lake (2021)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$157no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-11400F and Core Ultra 9 285 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size276 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11400F and Core Ultra 9 285 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
SocketFCLGA12001851
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11400F and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-11400F and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11400F and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11400F and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth50 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11400F and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 24
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

i5-11400F has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

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