11th Gen Core i9-11950H @ 2.60GHz vs 11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz

Short answer: which is best?

11th Gen Core i9-11950H @ 2.60GHz is 32.5 % stronger than 11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz. 11th Gen Core i9-11950H @ 2.60GHz ranks #63 of 87 measured processors at WhatFPS (6,495 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz ranks #75 of 87 measured processors at WhatFPS (4,901 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Metric11th Gen Core i9-11950H @ 2.60GHz11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz
CPU score (the processor's own performance)6,4954,901
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)3,6751,743
Integer (MT)3.7 Gop/s2.6 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.5 Gop/s0.44 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)5,567,4204,749,215
Cores / threads8 / 166 / 12
L3 cache24 MB12 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for 11th Gen Core i9-11950H @ 2.60GHz · All measurements for 11th Gen Core i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz