Core i9-14900HX vs 11th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz
Short answer: which is best?
Core i9-14900HX is 49.1 % stronger than 11th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz. Core i9-14900HX ranks #12 of 44 measured processors at WhatFPS (10,367 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
| Metric | Core i9-14900HX | 11th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz |
|---|---|---|
| CPU score (the processor's own performance) | 10,367 | 6,951 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 7,938 | 5,940 |
| Integer (MT) | 7.4 Gop/s | 4.5 Gop/s |
| Single-thread (1T) | 0.8 Gop/s | 0.52 Gop/s |
| Draw calls/s (DX11) | 9,352,692 | 8,272,456 |
| Cores / threads | 24 / 32 | 6 / 12 |
| L3 cache | 36 MB | 12 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 i9-14900HX · All measurements for 11th Gen Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz