Core i7-11700T vs Core i5-11400H

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

The Core i7-11700T uses the LGA1200 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the Core i5-11400H uses FCBGA1787 (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: H510,B560,H570,Z590,Q570 (Core i7-11700T) and HM570,QM580,WM590 (Core i5-11400H).

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 750 (Core i7-11700T) and UHD Graphics 11th Gen 16EU (Core i5-11400H) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i7-11700T targets Low Power Desktop, Core i5-11400H targets Gaming Laptop. Direct competitor: Core i7-11700T rivals Ryzen 7 5700G; Core i5-11400H rivals Ryzen 5 5600H.