AMD100-100000051WOF
IntelBX8070110400F

16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.5GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.9GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
233 EFps 238 EFps +2%
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
105 EFps +5% 100 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
130 EFps 139 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+7%
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
124 EFps 131 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+6%
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+8%
131 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 203,196 user samples
50,170 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 79% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 79% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 139th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
153,026 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 75% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 75% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 178th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
89.3 % +5% 85.2 %
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
12 % BFV 17%, SotTR 4%, MetroEx 24%, Divis2 4%
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Is Zen 3 Really Worth it For Gamin...
5 % Dirt5 3%, WatchDL 10%, R6S 19%, DoomE 8%, Hitm2 9%, SotTR 4%, RDR2 6%, WarThund 13%, DeathStra 10%, WolfYB 10% Godfall 6%, HorizZD 0%, F120 0%, CPunk 2%, ACV 0%, ResE3 0%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
77.2 Pts 89.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+16%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
139 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+18%
118 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
276 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+20%
230 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
543 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+25%
435 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1074 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+50%
715 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
88.2 Pts 95.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
150 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+21%
124 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
297 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+21%
246 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
580 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
485 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1146 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+47%
778 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,706,688 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.19 % 1.63 % Hugely higher market share.
+758%
Value
Value For Money
75.8 % 113 % Much better value.
+49%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
60 % 88 % Much more popular.
+47%
Price
Price (score)
$506 $99 Hugely cheaper.
+81%
Age
Newest
53 Months 47 Months More recent.
+11%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
105 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+167%
6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+167%
12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz Faster base frequency.
+21%
2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+9%
4.3 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2965 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+203%
978 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
2737 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+203%
903 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen2 Comet Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM4 FCLGA1200
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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The i5-10400F is a six-core hyperthreaded CPU from Intel’s latest Comet Lake series of desktop processors. This 65 W CPU has single core and all core boost frequencies of 4.3 GHz and 4.0 GHz, respectively. Whilst the 10400F will require a new LGA1200 motherboard, such as the Z490, Intel have guaranteed that the next generation of Rocket Lake CPUs will also be compatible with this chipset. The 10400F is aimed at mid-tier gaming PC builds, and as such, ships with a cooler but without integrated graphics. Despite being officially launched in Q2 of 2020, at the time of writing, the 10400F is still not widely available. Compared to the similarly priced Ryzen 5 3600, the 10400F’s lower memory latency gives it the lead in gaming and effective speed benchmarks. Since the Ryzen architecture creates a gaming bottleneck, it is necessary to upgrade to a higher tier, Intel CPU for better gaming performance. On the other hand comparing the i5-10400F and the i3-10100 shows that the 10100 offers comparable gaming performance for 22% less money whilst also including integrated graphics. [Jun '20 CPUPro]

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