AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i5-11400

Ryzen 7 5800X vs Core i5-11400 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 5800X performs better than the Core i5-11400. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-11400 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 5800X has slightly more cores than the Core i5-11400. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5800X has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-11400. It also has more threads than the Core i5-11400. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 7 5800X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-11400. Also, the Ryzen 7 5800X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-11400 outputs less heat than Ryzen 7 5800X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5800X has slightly more L2 cache than the Core i5-11400. The Ryzen 7 5800X also has significantly 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 Ryzen 7 5800X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.