i5-11400F vs Apple M4 (10 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 (10 cores)
2024
10 cores / 10 threads, 40 Watt
22.07
+106%
Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.70

Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms Core i5-11400F by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking239734
Place by popularitynot in top-10030
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.22
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M4no data
Power efficiency52.1815.57
Architecture codenameno dataRocket Lake (2021)
Release date7 May 2024 (less than a year 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

M4 (10 cores) 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1012
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data276 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors28 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on M4 (10 cores) 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 data1200
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 (10 cores) 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
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data-
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

M4 (10 cores) 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 M4 (10 cores) 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 M4 (10 cores) 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 M4 10-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 (10 cores) and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.07 10.70
Recency 7 May 2024 16 March 2021
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 10 12
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 106.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 66.7% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

i5-11400F, on the other hand, has 20% more threads.

The M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11400F in performance tests.


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