Review: Intel Core i5-11400F processor

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/16/2021 11:57 AM | source: | 73 comment(s)

We again descend from eight towards six processor cores and twelve threads, this round with the Core i5 11400F, a processor that might be considered the most high-grade value for money in the Rocket Lake-S range from Intel with a listed price of roughly 157 USD.

Read the review here.

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#5905271 Posted on: 04/16/2021 01:45 PM

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#5905273 Posted on: 04/16/2021 01:57 PM

Im still in favor getting an 8core even if your gaming only. CPU utilization in some of the newer games are quite high on these 6cores and dont forget that Hillbert review only shows the average framerate.
For a piece of mind and futureproof i would still go with 10700/11700 or 5800x.

I agree and disagree , the 10700 can be found for a close price so yeah i agree , but the 11700 and 5800 are double and triple the cost if you aim for a 11400f you are doing it for the price the 11700 and 580p are in a completely different price category.

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#5905289 Posted on: 04/16/2021 03:13 PM

Im still in favor getting an 8core even if your gaming only. CPU utilization in some of the newer games are quite high on these 6cores and dont forget that Hillbert review only shows the average framerate.
For a piece of mind and futureproof i would still go with 10700/11700 or 5800x.
Yeah, I think 8c/16t is a good future-proofing core count. For those who just want something good now, a 3600(X) seems to be the best option - affordable, plenty fast enough, and a reasonable wattage.
I'd like to get the 5800X but too damn expensive. I'll likely upgrade when DDR5 CPUs come out. Not worth it at this point.

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#5905292 Posted on: 04/16/2021 03:19 PM

Rocket Lake is so boring...

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#5905309 Posted on: 04/16/2021 04:41 PM

Have you both read the conclusion from Hilbert? When full utilization during gaming without limits it consumes the most power from all CPUs.

My conclusion: For an all day hard-core edge gamer, this will eat both the dust and electricity faster than more expensive ones. So, from me, it is a huge NO unless you keep it purely at stock /w default BIOS settings and play with mid-ranged GPUs as a mid-range CPU this is.

You know, you can also do some undervolt :-)

which helps alot.

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