Intel Core i5-10400 vs Intel Core i7-11700K

Core i5-10400 vs Core i7-11700K comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-11700K is faster than the Core i5-10400. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-10400 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-11700K has slightly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Core i5-10400 that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-10400. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-11700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-10400. Also, the Core i7-11700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-10400 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-11700K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core i7-11700K has more L2 cache than the Core i5-10400. The Core i7-11700K also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-10400 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.