Core i5-11400H vs Core i7-11700T

The Core i5-11400H packs 6 cores / 12 threads, while the Core i7-11700T offers 8 cores / 16 threads — the Core i7-11700T has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.5 GHz on the Core i5-11400H versus 4.6 GHz on the Core i7-11700T — a 2.2% clock advantage for the Core i7-11700T (base: 2.7 GHz vs 1.4 GHz). The Core i5-11400H uses the Tiger Lake-H (2021) architecture (10 nm SuperFin), while the Core i7-11700T uses Rocket Lake (2021) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Core i5-11400H scores 15,262 against the Core i7-11700T's 15,393 — a 0.9% lead for the Core i7-11700T. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,900 vs 1,497, a 23.7% lead for the Core i5-11400H that directly translates to higher frame rates. L3 cache: 12 MB (total) on the Core i5-11400H vs 16 MB (total) on the Core i7-11700T.

The Core i5-11400H uses the FCBGA1787 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the Core i7-11700T uses LGA1200 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Both support up to DDR4-3200 memory speed. Both support up to 128 GB of RAM. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. Both provide 20 PCIe lanes. Chipset compatibility: HM570,QM580,WM590 (Core i5-11400H) and H510,B560,H570,Z590,Q570 (Core i7-11700T).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Both support AVX-512 instructions, benefiting scientific computing, AI inference, and encryption workloads. Both support VT-x, VT-d, EPT virtualization. Both include integrated graphics — UHD Graphics 11th Gen 16EU (Core i5-11400H) and UHD Graphics 750 (Core i7-11700T) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i5-11400H targets Gaming Laptop, Core i7-11700T targets Low Power Desktop. Direct competitor: Core i5-11400H rivals Ryzen 5 5600H; Core i7-11700T rivals Ryzen 7 5700G.