Intel Core i5-11400F

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Intel Core i5-11400F
The new Core i5-11400F is marginally faster than the 10400F for gaming, but often much faster for productivity tasks with margins as large as 25% in certain tasks. For gamers, the 11400F isn’t exactly a crazy good deal, at around $20 more than the 10400F, it’s an insignificant cost increase and you can pair it with all the same motherboards, so we feel for the upgraded features alone the premium is worth it.
- As reviewed by TechSpot on Apr 2021
6
Cores
12
Threads
2.6 GHz
Base Clock
4.4 GHz
Boost Clock
Socket LGA 1200
Socket
65 W
TDP
No iGPU
Graphics
$149
Price
Release date:Apr 11, 2021Price at Launch:$157
Cores:6Threads:12
Base Clock:2.6 GHzBoost Clock:4.4 GHz
Type:DesktopMultithreading:Yes
L2 Cache:4.5 MBL3 Cache:12 MB
Box Cooler:YesTDP:65 W
Socket:Socket LGA 1200Memory Support:DDR4-3200
Codename:Rocket LakeProcess Size:14nm
Integrated Graphics:NoNPU:No
PCIe Support:PCIe 4.0, 20 Lanes
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Intel Core i5-11400F pricing

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Price Date
Current $149 Dec 15, 2025
Highest* $198 May 14, 2025
Lowest* $112 Sep 6, 2025
Average $145
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Reviews and Ratings

88

Average Score

Based on 6 reviews

9.4

User Score

Based on 1,445 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • CPU cooler included
  • Outstanding price/performance with power limit unlocked

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • No integrated graphics
  • Lacks Boost 3.0, Thermal Velocity Boost, and Adaptive Boost
90

The new Core i5-11400F is marginally faster than the 10400F for gaming, but often much faster for productivity tasks with margins as large as 25% in certain tasks. For gamers, the 11400F isn’t exactly a crazy good deal, at around $20 more than the 10400F, it’s an insignificant cost increase and you can pair it with all the same motherboards, so we feel for the upgraded features alone the premium is worth it.

By TechSpot on
86

Su bajo coste también significa que es el 6C/12T más ajustado en rendimiento puro, y no tiene nada que hacer contra el Ryzen 5 5600X como es obvio, y también se queda un poco lejos del 11600K debido a sus inferiores frecuencias. Esto favorece al consumo y a las temperaturas, y con un disipador de 20 euros o menos iremos bastante sobrados para montar un Mini PC para tareas generales e incluso un PC ITX gaming ocupando poco espacio.

By ProfesionalReview on
90

If you're on a tight budget, or even if you're not but hate spending needlessly, the Core i5-11400 is an absolute star and has almost redeemed the Rocket Lake CPU range entirely. It's the perfect gaming processor.

By OC3D on
90

To say Intel's 11th generation launch has gone overly well for them would be, well, a bare faced lie. Their higher end options, namely the i9 11900K, runs exceedingly hot and offers little in the way of an advantage over the last generation of Intel's...

By techteamgb.co.uk on
80

Not bad, not bad at all eh? Subjectively speaking, this might be the best processor in the RKL range when you factor in the game performance versus price. You can purchase 6-cores for 26 USD per core. Granted the processor (MSRP $157) at reference...

By Guru of 3D on
90

The Core i5-11400F definitely has enough gaming horsepower to feed any graphics card—the RTX 3080 ran great in our test system. Especially at higher resolutions are the differences between CPU choices small because games are more and more GPU limited. Given today's insane graphics card prices, every dollar you save on the processor will open up new GPU options for you.

By TechPowerUp on

AMD and Intel are the two significant players going strong in the current CPU market. While Intel had the undisputed lead throughout the 2010s, the situation might have changed the direction in the past few years. But when the Ryzen CPUs first came out...

By proclockers.com on

We use the following system for the following benchmarks and tests: From Intel comes the Core i5-11400F, as well as the used MSI B560 motherboard and Caseking provided us with the Raijintek Pean Showcase for the tests. We used the Alphacool Eisbear 280...

By NotebookCheck on

After last week's reveal of Tiger Lake-H, today's results put things into context for Intel's new high-end enthusiast mobile platform. The new design follows roughly 8 months after our initial coverage of the lower power “regular” Tiger Lake design and...

By AnandTech on

Yes! If you are looking for a new CPU and your main focus is gaming, then yes! For your average gamer, the 11400F is going to be the sweet spot to give you those almighty frame rates you want to see in-game without breaking the bank. Gaming aside, the...

By eTeknix on
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