i9-11900KF vs Ryzen 5 1400

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1400
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.07
Core i9-11900KF
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
16.34
+222%

Core i9-11900KF outperforms Ryzen 5 1400 by a whopping 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i9-11900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1227423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.80no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency7.1111.92
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i9-11900KF 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i9-11900KF 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i9-11900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
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

Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i9-11900KF 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 Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i9-11900KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i9-11900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1400 and Core i9-11900KF.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

Ryzen 5 1400 5.07
i9-11900KF 16.34
+222%

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.

Ryzen 5 1400 7753
i9-11900KF 25006
+223%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1400 964
i9-11900KF 2329
+142%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1400 3129
i9-11900KF 10059
+221%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.07 16.34
Recency 16 March 2017 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 5 1400 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i9-11900KF, on the other hand, has a 222.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i9-11900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1400 in performance tests.


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