IntelBX80623I72600
IntelBX8070110400F

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 338,656 user samples
185,630 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 458th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
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
67.1 % 85.2 % Faster effective speed.
+27%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
84.1 Pts 89.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
85.8 Pts 118 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+38%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
162 Pts 230 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+42%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
274 Pts 435 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+59%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
394 Pts 715 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+81%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.2 Pts 95.9 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
94.2 Pts 124 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+32%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
185 Pts 246 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+33%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
328 Pts 485 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+48%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
451 Pts 778 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+73%
Market Share
Based on 67,709,837 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.33 % 1.8 % Hugely higher market share.
+445%
Value
Value For Money
73.8 % 113 % Much better value.
+54%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
62 % 88 % Much more popular.
+42%
Price
Price (score)
$197 $99 Much cheaper.
+50%
Age
Newest
159 Months 47 Months Much more recent.
+70%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
95 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+17%
2.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz 4.3 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+13%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
452 Pts 978 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+116%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
403 Pts 903 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+124%
Series
CPU Architecture
Sandy Bridge Comet Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA1155 FCLGA1200
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 2000 None
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'11 Q2'20
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options Available
Embedded Options Available
Yes No
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz 4.30 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 1066/1333 DDR4-2666
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
21 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0 2
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
2.0 3

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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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