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IntelBX8070110400F
IntelBX80633I74960X
$1,189
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6 Cores, 12 Threads @2.9GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

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 $1,189 

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Ivy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+9%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 158,147 user samples
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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 / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
5,121 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 258th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		85.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+9% 		78.4 %
Average Score 
+14%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		89.6 Pts +4% 86.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		118 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+20% 		98 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		230 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+17% 		196 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		435 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+14% 		381 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		715 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+16% 		619 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+5%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.9 Pts +1% 95.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		124 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5% 		118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		246 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6% 		231 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		485 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+8% 		450 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		778 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+7% 		728 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+3,844%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.52 % Insanely higher market share.
+15,100% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		113 % Hugely better value.
+116% 		52.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		88 % Much more popular.
+69% 		52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$98 Hugely cheaper.
+92% 		$1,189
Nice To Haves 
+17%
Age
Newest 		48 Months Much more recent.
+62% 		128 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+50% 		130 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36% 		22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		2.9 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+24%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.3 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8% 		4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		978 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+8% 		905 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		903 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16% 		776 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Comet Lake Ivy Bridge-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1200 FCLGA2011
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'20 Q3'13
Cache
Cache 		12 MB Intel® Smart Cache 15 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.2, AVX, AES
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.30 GHz 4 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s 5 GT/s DMI2
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		128 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		41.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2 2.0
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		16 40

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 85.2%
Average Bench 78.4%
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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 Core i7-4960X is Intel's top of the range desktop processor which sports six physical and twelve hyper-threaded cores. The 4960X was released in 2013 but it uses an FCLGA2011 socket which is supported only by the X79 chipset and is now three years old. As a result an investment in this processor forgoes the last three years worth of platform advances which include, amongst other things, on-board USB 3.0 and additional SATA 600 MB/s ports. Comparing the 4960X and the 4930K shows that when overclocked, the 4930K is able to best the extreme 4960X at nearly half the price! Finally comparing the latest Haswell 4770K to the 4960X shows that 4770K is again able to best the 4960X, this time at a small fraction of the price. The 4960X is significantly overpriced and there is far better value available elsewhere. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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