Apple M2 vs i5-11400F

Place in the ranking	732	814
Place by popularity	30	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	39.28	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	15.59	44.48
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake (2021)	no data
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	10 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$157	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-11400F and M2 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.48 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	276 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	20000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11400F and M2 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1200	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11400F and M2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-11400F and M2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11400F and M2 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11400F and M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11400F and M2.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

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.

i5-11400F 10.71
+13.9%

Apple M2 9.40

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.

i5-11400F 17005
+13.9%

Apple M2 14933

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-11400F 1574
+29.5%

Apple M2 1215

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.

i5-11400F 210

Apple M2 223
+6.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.71	9.40
Recency	16 March 2021	10 June 2022
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	20 Watt

i5-11400F has a 13.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more threads.

Apple M2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 225% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the M2 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-11400F is a desktop processor while Apple M2 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-11400F and Apple M2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.