i5-11400F vs i9-10885H

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10885H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.35
Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.75
+15%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Core i9-10885H by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking818722
Place by popularitynot in top-10038
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.70
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency19.5815.59
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$556$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10885H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size206 mm2276 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10885H 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
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processorsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

i9-10885H 9.35
i5-11400F 10.75
+15%

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.

i9-10885H 14793
i5-11400F 17011
+15%

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.

i9-10885H 1496
i5-11400F 1979
+32.3%

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.

i9-10885H 6377
i5-11400F 7610
+19.3%

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.

i9-10885H 12101
i5-11400F 13359
+10.4%

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.

i9-10885H 3.86
+6%
i5-11400F 4.09

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i9-10885H 1517
i5-11400F 1574
+3.8%

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.

i9-10885H 211
+0.5%
i5-11400F 210

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.

i9-10885H 9.9
+13.8%
i5-11400F 8.7

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.  

i9-10885H 81
i5-11400F 92
+13.7%

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.  

i9-10885H 218
i5-11400F 258
+18.5%

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.

i9-10885H 6420
i5-11400F 7147
+11.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-10885H 6914
i5-11400F 7681
+11.1%

Blender(-)

i9-10885H 302
+4.1%
i5-11400F 290

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-10885H 1317
i5-11400F 1575
+19.6%

7-Zip Single

i9-10885H 5589
+2.3%
i5-11400F 5466

7-Zip

i9-10885H 41823
+0.7%
i5-11400F 41522

WebXPRT 3

i9-10885H 234
i5-11400F 255
+9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.35 10.75
Recency 2 April 2020 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

i9-10885H has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

i5-11400F, on the other hand, has a 15% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-10885H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i9-10885H is a notebook processor while Core i5-11400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-10885H and Core i5-11400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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