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Intel Core i5-11400F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i5-11400F
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-11400F or AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-11400F has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS has a base frequency of 3 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in 2021-01-12.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    127 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-11400F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    112 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    147 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    143 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    83 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    101 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    3 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    98 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    66 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    94 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    146 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    178 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    120 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000H
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-10400F left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.6 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 8
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 2100 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 512
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS and Intel Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 54 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow 2021-01-12
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Cezanne
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000300
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-11400F

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-11400F and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1407.000000
Intel Core i5-11400F
1478.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

10122.000000
Intel Core i5-11400F
12794.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

529.000000
Intel Core i5-11400F
578.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3888.000000
Intel Core i5-11400F
5002.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1513.000000
Intel Core i5-11400F
1488.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

7270.000000
Intel Core i5-11400F
8577.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

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