Intel Core i5 11400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 11400, vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 11400 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400
1343
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1298
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400
9623
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
9501
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400
86
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
72
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400
484
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
476
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400
3012
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2564
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400
16922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17713
Integer Math58.3 GOps/s48.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math34.4 GOps/s28.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search50 M primes/s108 M primes/s
Random String Sort24.2 M strings/s23.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption10.4 GB/s14 GB/s
Data Compression209.4 MB/s219.8 MB/s
Physics806 frames/s1155 frames/s
Extended Instructions151 M matrices/s144 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400
2153
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1662
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 11400
8234
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7249
File Compression557 MB/s660.6 MB/s
Clang Compilation62.8 KLines/s59 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser172.3 pages/s146 pages/s
PDF Rendering274.2 MP/sec207.8 MP/sec
Text Processing205.9 pages/s143.3 pages/s
Background Blur41.8 frames/s37 frames/s
Photo Processing71.1 frames/s54.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing13.8 MP/sec12.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 11400
146.49
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
135.61

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 126.7 PPW 111.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 260.3 PPW 272.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 7.4 PPW 7.3 PPW
Blender / W 2.25 PPW 2.09 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced March, 17, 2021 July, 7, 2019
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Rocket Lake Zen 2 (Matisse)
Model number i5-11400 n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 2.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/sn/a
Multiplier26x36x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 3.8 billion
Process tech. 14 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1200 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 50 GB 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 16

Results

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