Core i5-11400H vs Ryzen 5 5600H

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The Core i5-11400H and the Ryzen 5 5600H are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The Core i5-11400H has 6 cores and 12 threads, and the Ryzen 5 5600H has 6 cores and 12 threads. Core counts are the same, so cache size and clock speed decide the difference. Boost clocks are 4.5 GHz and 4.2 GHz.

Platform, power and price

Both chips use the BGA socket, so they fit the same motherboards. You can swap one for the other without changing the board.

Rated power is 45 W for the first and 45 W for the second. That is close enough that cooling needs will be similar.

We do not have launch prices for both chips, so we cannot compare value.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Core i5-11400H can feed a card up to the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Ryzen 5 5600H reaches the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Core i5-11400H if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Ryzen 5 5600H if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.