Intel Core i5 11400F 6-core LGA1200
The 6-core, 12-thread Rocket Lake design with a 4.4GHz boost clock and PCIe 4.0 support delivers strong 1080p gaming performance at a 65W TDP. Its 12MB of L3 cache and unlocked memory support on B560/H570 boards provide flexible tuning for a budget chip. This processor is best for cost-conscious PC builders who pair it with a discrete GPU and don't need integrated graphics.
Cores 6
Threads 12
Boost Clock 4400 MHz
L3 Cache 12 MB
TDP 65 W
Socket LGA1200
Integrated Graphics None
73 Overall Score
Price CA$240
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong efficiency (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong single thread (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong platform (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
82/100Our AI sentiment read▼8
Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i5 |
| Model | 11400F |
| Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 6 |
| P-cores | 6 |
| Threads | 12 |
| Base Clock | 2600 |
| Boost Clock | 4400 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 3 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 16884 |
| PassMark Single | 2980 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 3200 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA1200 |
| PCIe | 4 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 |
| TDP | 65 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | None |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i5 11400F | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | G.Skill Trident Z Neo | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | DAKboard CPU v4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 | 64 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4400 | 5200 | 3500 | 4200 | 3400 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 12 | 96 | 256 | 32 | 8 | - |
| Tdp W | 65 | 120 | 200 | 65 | 270 | - |
| Socket | LGA1200 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 | BGA |
| Integrated Graphics | None | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 11400F | 71.6 | 54.7 | 77.7 | 81.7 | 72.6 | 90.4 | 80.5 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 87.7 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.7 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.7 | 76.3 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 0 | 89.4 |
| G.Skill Trident Z Neo Compare | 72.6 | 87.1 | 78.3 | 83.1 | 73.6 | 0 | 72.5 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 48.1 | 62.5 | 60.9 | 33.1 | 44.6 | 90.4 | 50.6 |
| DAKboard CPU v4 Compare | 13.2 | 20.3 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 17.6 | 58.6 | 20.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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Usage Scores
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