Intel Core i5-11400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-11400F

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11400F

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2986 vs 1993
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16945 vs 11813

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs 29 June 2017
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2986 vs 1993
PassMark - CPU mark	16945 vs 11813

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	576 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-11400F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2986

1993

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16945

11813

Name	Intel Core i5-11400F	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2986	1993
PassMark - CPU mark	16945	11813
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5666
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-11400F	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake	Zen
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	29 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$157
Place in performance rating	802	1171
Processor Number	i5-11400F
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD160BBBM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2019C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)