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Will It Run?
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Smart Wizard
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About This Product
The Intel Core i5-11400 is a Rocket Lake-S desktop CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads, boosting up to 4.4 GHz. It offers solid performance for general productivity and 1080p gaming, competing with AMD's Ryzen 5 5600X in some workloads. While its integrated graphics are suitable for basic display output, dedicated graphics are recommended for gaming.
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Cross-Platform
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
156.2 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
54.5 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Roblox
Mixed player settings
20 FPS
Heavy compromise
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βA budget-friendly CPU for general use and 1080p gaming, if paired with a good GPU.β

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