i5-11400F vs Ryzen 7 2700X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 2700X
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
11.45
+2.9%

Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Core i5-11400F by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking695717
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.6739.76
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency9.9415.61
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-11400F has 311% better value for money than Ryzen 7 2700X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X 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)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2276 mm2
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 7 2700X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® 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-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 2700X 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 Ryzen 7 2700X and Core i5-11400F 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 7 2700X and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Core i5-11400F.

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 7 2700X 11.45
+2.9%
i5-11400F 11.13

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 7 2700X 17518
+2.9%
i5-11400F 17028

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 7 2700X 1255
i5-11400F 1980
+57.8%

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 7 2700X 6132
i5-11400F 7626
+24.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 2700X 5256
i5-11400F 6210
+18.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 2700X 34763
i5-11400F 44220
+27.2%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 2700X 10643
i5-11400F 13359
+25.5%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 2700X 3.48
+17.5%
i5-11400F 4.09

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 2700X 19
+5.8%
i5-11400F 18

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 2700X 1762
+11.9%
i5-11400F 1574

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.

Ryzen 7 2700X 176
i5-11400F 210
+19.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 2700X 1.95
i5-11400F 2.23
+14.4%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 2700X 10.6
+21.8%
i5-11400F 8.7

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 2700X 105
+14.2%
i5-11400F 92

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 2700X 227
i5-11400F 258
+13.8%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 2700X 4779
i5-11400F 7147
+49.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 2700X 7022
i5-11400F 7681
+9.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 2700X 1177
i5-11400F 1575
+33.8%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 2700X 4647
i5-11400F 5466
+17.6%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 2700X 45814
+10.3%
i5-11400F 41522

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.45 11.13
Recency 13 April 2018 16 March 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700X has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

i5-11400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 2700X and Core i5-11400F.


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