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Intel BX8070110400F

Core i5-10400F

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

Average Bench: 85.2% (188th of 1459)

Based on 153,026 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000A0650, BFEBFBFF000A0655, BFEBFBFF000A0653 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz

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]

Poor: 75%Average: 85.2% Great: 92%
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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Very good average bench

The Intel Core i5-10400F averaged just 14.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i5-10400F near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 89.6Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 118Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-10400F is just 17.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-10400F performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 903Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 715Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 153,026 samples)
Rank 18885.2%
Min Avg Max
79.9 Memory 89.6 95.9
95 1-Core 118 124
192 2-Core 230 246
82.7% 146 Pts
Min Avg Max
360 4-Core 435 485
562 8-Core 715 778
70.2% 575 Pts
Min Avg Max
755 64-Core 903 978
55.9% 903 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 90.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 248
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 803
79% 648 Pts
64-Core 992
61% 992 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 748
75% 608 Pts
64-Core 957
59% 957 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 235
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 756
74% 607 Pts
64-Core 962
60% 962 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 220
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 669
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 906
56% 906 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
46.1% Average
Memory 44.8
1-Core 66.9
2-Core 134
45% 82 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 486
44% 370 Pts
64-Core 749
46% 749 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 68,303,324 CPUs tested

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MSRP ≈ $157 @ launch in May '20
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Gaming 56%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 52%
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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop TG01-1xxx

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $95Bench 85%, 153,026 samples2,952x
GPU
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia  $300Bench 59%, 180,577 samples1,307x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples1,023x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples774x
SSD
KIOXIA 512GBKbg40znv512gBench 164%, 11,361 samples579x
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 140%, 9,143 samples367x
INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8H 512GBNvmeBench 157%, 2,402 samples313x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 91%, 9,246 samples438x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 2,680 samples287x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 71%, 9,655 samples276x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $395

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i5-10400F Processor
Launch DateQ2'20
Processor Numberi5-10400F
# of Cores6
# of Threads12
Cache12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed2.90 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.30 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP65 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015C

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Turbo Boost 3.0 TechNo
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1200

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

 Comments

CPUPro
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2,080

Official site ark.intel.com/...

10th generation Comet Lake processor...

Added 4 years ago.
USA-User
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9,918

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

6 days ago.

GBR-User
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5,828

Liked

2 months ago.

Comment 

heh cheaper wiv better performance compared to the AMD RYZEN 5 3600—Feb '21

IND-User
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4,830

Excellent

10 days ago.

Its not bad actually. Definitely recommended for budget ballers.

Comment 

Intel is giving great value these days. A i5 comes this close to a ryzen 7? AMD really needs to up it's game. —Mar '21

ROU-User
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4,665

Excellent

9 days ago.

You can get something much better for that money like i3 12100f

EGY-User
Avatar level
3,214

Poor

2 months ago.

its great low budget cpu for performance

SRB-User
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2,820

Poor

7 months ago.

Very good value for money. I got it for 150$ here in Serbia new.

PRT-User
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2,676

Excellent

1 day ago.

I like this processor cause is not to expensive and have a good preformance as well

CPUPro
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2,080

Good

4 years ago.

IRL-User
Avatar level
1,722

Poor

5 months ago.

cheaper and better than the i5 10400 without the f

ColdSpy
Avatar level
330

Good

4 years ago.

The successor to the last gen i5-9400F, this CPU offer similar amount of cores albeit has 6 more thread compared to i5-9400F. This CPU, asides from multithreaded tasks such as heavy multitasking or content creation offer no difference compared to i5-9400F in day-to-day and gaming basis. Also, this CPU, without iGPU costs less than i5-10400 and those money saved can be used to buy something better such as e.g. better GPU, SSD, higher quality case fans, or if you love to stay at home, a stack of pizza and large bottle of cokes to keep a day running during a long gaming session.

Comment  cpu.userbenchmark.com/...

Comparison between i5-10400F and i5-9400F shows no obvious difference in single to quad core benchmark but thanks to 6 additional threads manages to defeat i5-9400F in multi core benchmark.

Psalm23UK
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2

Excellent

3 years ago.

fast & cheap. I don't need O/C so fit my needs

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