Core i7-10700 vs 11th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz

Short answer: which is best?

Core i7-10700 is 5.8 % stronger than 11th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz. Core i7-10700 ranks #23 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (7,356 CPU score over 1 verified runs). 11th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz ranks #27 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (6,951 CPU score over 4 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 5 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCore i7-1070011th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz
CPU score (the processor's own performance)7,3566,951
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)4,2835,940
Integer (MT)5.5 Gop/s4.5 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.49 Gop/s0.52 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)6,902,4628,272,456
Cores / threads8 / 166 / 12
L3 cache16 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 Core i7-10700 · All measurements for 11th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz