i5-11400F vs Pentium G4500
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-11400F outperforms Pentium G4500 by a whopping 509% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G4500 and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2032 | 733 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 30 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.31 | 39.22 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.27 | 15.59 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | Rocket Lake (2021) |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 16 March 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $82 | $157 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i5-11400F has 12552% better value for money than Pentium G4500.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G4500 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 150 mm2 | 276 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G4500 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | 1151 | 1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium G4500 and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| 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 Pentium G4500 and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | 50 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 530 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and Core i5-11400F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.76 | 10.71 |
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 16 March 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium G4500 has 27.5% lower power consumption.
i5-11400F, on the other hand, has a 508.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G4500 and Core i5-11400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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