i5-11400F vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.71
+107%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1207732
Place by popularitynot in top-10030
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.30
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data15.59
Architecture codenameno dataRocket Lake (2021)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M1 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)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache2 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data276 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M1 and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 8-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Apple M1 5.17
i5-11400F 10.71
+107%

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.

Apple M1 8207
i5-11400F 17005
+107%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Apple M1 1072
i5-11400F 1574
+46.8%

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.

Apple M1 208
i5-11400F 210
+1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 10.71
Recency 10 November 2020 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 has 33.3% more physical cores, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

i5-11400F, on the other hand, has a 107.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 50% more threads.

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 is a notebook processor while Core i5-11400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and Core i5-11400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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