Ryzen 5 5600G vs Core i5-11400H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-11400H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.12
Ryzen 5 5600G
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.86
+27.1%

Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms i5-11400H by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-11400H and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking745581
Place by popularity279
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data30.59
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesTiger LakeAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-H (2021)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$259

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-11400H and Ryzen 5 5600G 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data39
L1 cache480 KB384 KB
L2 cache7.5 MB3 MB
L3 cache12 MB16 MB
Chip lithography10 nm7 nm
Die sizeno dataAM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11400H and Ryzen 5 5600G 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
SocketBGA1787Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11400H and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-11400H and Ryzen 5 5600G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11400H and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11400H and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11400H and Ryzen 5 5600G.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no 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.

i5-11400H 10.12
Ryzen 5 5600G 12.86
+27.1%

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.

i5-11400H 15656
Ryzen 5 5600G 19885
+27%

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.

i5-11400H 1825
Ryzen 5 5600G 1937
+6.1%

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.

i5-11400H 6378
Ryzen 5 5600G 7709
+20.9%

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.

i5-11400H 8712
+44%
Ryzen 5 5600G 6052

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.

i5-11400H 39096
+10%
Ryzen 5 5600G 35552

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.

i5-11400H 12043
Ryzen 5 5600G 12904
+7.1%

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.

i5-11400H 6.8
Ryzen 5 5600G 4.53
+50.1%

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.

i5-11400H 15
Ryzen 5 5600G 20
+36.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-11400H 1277
Ryzen 5 5600G 1724
+35%

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.

i5-11400H 218
Ryzen 5 5600G 228
+4.6%

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.

i5-11400H 2.5
Ryzen 5 5600G 2.68
+7.2%

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.

i5-11400H 8.2
Ryzen 5 5600G 9.7
+19%

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.

i5-11400H 5571
Ryzen 5 5600G 7652
+37.4%

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.  

i5-11400H 70
Ryzen 5 5600G 103
+46.6%

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.  

i5-11400H 182
Ryzen 5 5600G 262
+43.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.12 12.86
Integrated graphics card 2.30 7.42
Chip lithography 10 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

i5-11400H has 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600G, on the other hand, has a 27.1% higher aggregate performance score, 222.6% faster integrated GPU, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11400H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-11400H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-11400H and Ryzen 5 5600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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