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Intel Core i5-11400F vs Intel Core i7-8700. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i5-11400F
Intel Core i5-11400F
Released
Q4/2017
Overall score
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Intel Core i7-8700
Intel Core i7-8700

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-11400F or Intel Core i7-8700? 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 maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Intel Core i7-8700 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    322 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    171 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    118 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    172 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    219 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    371 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    89 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    313 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    366 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    246 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    171 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    194 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    122 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    379 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    457 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    727 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    131 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    127 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    38 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    109 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    32 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    431 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-11400F Intel Core i5-11400F
Intel Core i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-10400F left arrow Intel Core i7-7700
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-9700
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-8700 and Intel Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-11400F and Intel Core i7-8700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-11400F and Intel Core i7-8700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1407
Intel Core i5-11400F
1146
Intel Core i7-8700
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
10122
Intel Core i5-11400F
7969
Intel Core i7-8700
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
529
Intel Core i5-11400F
481
Intel Core i7-8700
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
3888
Intel Core i5-11400F
3547
Intel Core i7-8700
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
1513
Intel Core i5-11400F
1172
Intel Core i7-8700
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
7270
Intel Core i5-11400F
5891
Intel Core i7-8700

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