Intel Core i5-11400 vs Intel Core i7-3930K

Intel Core i5-11400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
2600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2021
Intel Core i5-11400
Intel Core i7-3930K
Intel Socket 2011DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Nov 2011
Intel Core i7-3930K

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-11400

65 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-3930K.
Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3930K

None

Intel Core i5-11400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-11400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-11400Intel Core i7-3930K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX512F
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Core i5-11400Intel Core i7-3930K
ArchitectureIntel Rocket LakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameRocket LakevsSandy Bridge-E
Release DateMar 2021vsNov 2011

Cores

Intel Core i5-11400Intel Core i7-3930K
Cores6vs6
Threads12vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-11400Intel Core i7-3930K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12MB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-11400Intel Core i7-3930K
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 2011
Max Case Temp72°Cvs67°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs435mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-11400Intel Core i7-3930K
Cpu Frequency2600 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4400 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avs1.35 V
TDP65 Wvs130 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-11400
    5280 points
  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    3800 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-11400
    22464 points
  • Intel Core i7-3930K
    23040 points

Points - higher is better