i5-11400H vs i7-11800H

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-11800H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.85
+30.7%
Core i5-11400H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
9.83

Core i7-11800H outperforms Core i5-11400H by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking590779
Place by popularity8435
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesTiger LakeTiger Lake
Power efficiency34.7526.58
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-H (2021)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache80 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFin10 nm SuperFin
Die size190 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H 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
SocketFCBGA1787FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
Secure Key++
SGX--
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® ProcessorsIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency1.45 GHz1.45 GHz
Execution Units3216

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hz7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112.1
OpenGL4.64.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-11800H and Core i5-11400H.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

i7-11800H 12.85
+30.7%
i5-11400H 9.83

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.

i7-11800H 20417
+30.8%
i5-11400H 15610

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.

i7-11800H 1899
+4.7%
i5-11400H 1813

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.

i7-11800H 7810
+22.8%
i5-11400H 6362

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.

i7-11800H 9075
+4.2%
i5-11400H 8712

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.

i7-11800H 44099
+12.8%
i5-11400H 39096

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.

i7-11800H 13362
+11%
i5-11400H 12043

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.

i7-11800H 3.97
+71.3%
i5-11400H 6.8

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.

i7-11800H 19
+26.6%
i5-11400H 15

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-11800H 1936
+51.6%
i5-11400H 1277

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.

i7-11800H 227
+4.1%
i5-11400H 218

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.

i7-11800H 2.6
+4%
i5-11400H 2.5

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.

i7-11800H 9.9
+21.5%
i5-11400H 8.2

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.  

i7-11800H 94
+34.1%
i5-11400H 70

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.  

i7-11800H 248
+35.8%
i5-11400H 182

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.

i7-11800H 7944
+42.6%
i5-11400H 5571

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-11800H 8905
+48.3%
i5-11400H 6006

Blender(-)

i7-11800H 261
i5-11400H 396
+51.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-11800H 1572
+4.8%
i5-11400H 1500

7-Zip Single

i7-11800H 5509
+7.7%
i5-11400H 5116

7-Zip

i7-11800H 49080
+46.8%
i5-11400H 33444

WebXPRT 3

i7-11800H 262
+4.8%
i5-11400H 250

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.85 9.83
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

i7-11800H has a 30.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

i5-11400H, on the other hand, has 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-11800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11400H in performance tests.


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