IntelBX8070110400F
AMD100-1000000158
$160

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

 $160 

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q4 2019.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
238 EFps +2% 233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
100 EFps 101 EFps +1%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
139 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+6%
131 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
131 EFps Better PUBG EFps.
+10%
119 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
131 EFps 131 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 186,570 user samples
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: 177th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
33,544 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 213th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
85.2 % +4% 81.7 %
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
13 % BFV 7%, SotTR 21%, MetroEx 3%, Divis2 21%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
89.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+21%
74.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
118 Pts 129 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
230 Pts 255 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+11%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
435 Pts 490 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
715 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+12%
637 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.9 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+14%
83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
124 Pts 137 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+10%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
246 Pts 274 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+11%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
485 Pts 542 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+12%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
778 Pts +2% 761 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,715,806 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.7 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,025%
0.08 %
Value
Value For Money
113 % Better value.
+19%
95.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
88 % Much more popular.
+49%
59 %
Price
Price (score)
$99 Much cheaper.
+38%
$160
Age
Newest
47 Months More recent.
+13%
54 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
6 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.9 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+24%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz +5% 4.1 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
978 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+27%
770 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
903 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+38%
653 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 AM4
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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The upcoming hex-core, third generation Ryzen 5 3500X, shares the same Zen 2 7nm microarchitecture as the incumbent 6-core, 12-thread Ryzen 5 3600. The 3500X has a base clock of 3.6 GHz and a boost clock just short of the 3600’s 4.2 GHz, at 4.1 GHz. It also has 35 MB of cache and a TDP of 65W. Given the architecture and clock speeds, the 3500X will offer very similar gaming performance to the SMT enabled 12-thread 3600, but at a significant discount in price. Early UserBenchmarks show that there is just a 1% gap in effective speed between the 3500X and 3600. Also anticipated for release is the non-X, Ryzen 5 3500, which will have slightly less L3 cache. [Oct '19 CPUPro]

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