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IntelBX8070110400F
AMD100-100000023BOX

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

12 Cores, 24 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
238 EFps +2% 233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
100 EFps 105 EFps +5%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
139 EFps Slightly Better Overwatch EFps.
+7%
130 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
131 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+6%
124 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
131 EFps 141 EFps Slightly Better Fortnite EFps.
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 350,368 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: 198th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
197,342 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 80% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 80% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 173rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
85.2 % 87.9 % +3%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
3 % BFV 4%, SotTR 4%, MetroEx 2%, Divis2 4%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
89.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+19%
75 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
118 Pts 139 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+18%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
230 Pts 275 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+20%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
435 Pts 539 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+24%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
715 Pts 1030 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+44%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
87.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
124 Pts 148 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+19%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
246 Pts 295 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
485 Pts 577 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+19%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
778 Pts 1128 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+45%
Market Share
Based on 68,907,781 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.51 % Hugely higher market share.
+504%
0.25 %
Value
Value For Money
115 % Much better value.
+36%
84.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
89 % More popular.
+22%
73 %
Price
Price (score)
$94 Much cheaper.
+71%
$325
Age
Newest
54 Months More recent.
+14%
63 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+38%
105 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 12 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 24 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.9 GHz 3.8 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+31%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz 4.6 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
978 Pts 2224 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+127%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
903 Pts 2036 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+125%
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None

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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Early Q3 of 2019 welcomes the Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD’s current top of the range, third generation Ryzen flagship which raises the bar for 64-core processing on desktop CPUs. This is AMD’s first Ryzen 9 processor and it is a 12-core, 24-thread CPU based on their latest 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. The 3900X has a boost/base clock of 3.8/4.6 GHz, 64 MB of L3 cache (double the L3 on the rest of 3000 series), support for 3200 MHz DDR4 system memory and a TDP of 105W. All this, plus a Wraith Prism cooler, at a very reasonable launch price of $499 USD. By comparison, Intel’s 8-core, 16 thread i9-9900K is available for $479 USD (and requires a cooler: $30+ USD). Benchmarks illustrate that the overclocked 3900X leads by a whopping 41% for 64-core processing but that the 9900K maintains a 10% lead for gaming, desktop and other sub octa-core tasks. The 3900 memory controller is significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations and shows a better write throughput than the lower spec 3000 models, but it still shows relatively high latency which adversely impacts gaming. In terms of 64-core performance at this price point, there is no threat from Intel. The only real competitor is the upcoming (Q4, 2019) 16-core, 32-thread 3950X ($749 USD). The Ryzen 9 3900X is compatible with the new PCIe 4.0 enabled X570 motherboard via an AM4 socket, as well as 400 and 300 series motherboards. [Jul '19 CPUPro]

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