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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% (177th of 1442)

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 17785.2%
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%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 242
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 758
77% 621 Pts
64-Core 970
60% 970 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 789
78% 639 Pts
64-Core 982
61% 982 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 122
2-Core 237
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 766
76% 618 Pts
64-Core 980
61% 980 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 731
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 917
57% 917 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 218
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 698
68% 559 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
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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  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples2,866x
GPU
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia  $295Bench 59%, 180,577 samples1,272x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples999x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples751x
SSD
KIOXIA 512GBKbg40znv512gBench 164%, 11,361 samples556x
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 140%, 9,143 samples362x
INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8H 512GBNvmeBench 157%, 2,402 samples306x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 91%, 9,246 samples437x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 2,680 samples281x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 71%, 9,655 samples271x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $393

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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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Official site ark.intel.com/...

10th generation Comet Lake processor...

Added 3 years ago.
USA-User
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Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

2 months ago.

GBR-User
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5,782

Disliked

18 days ago.

Comment 

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

IND-User
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4,780

Poor

3 days ago.

I have been using this CPU for a year and have never faced any major issue yet I have paired it with a GIGABYTE GTX 1660 SUPER which works great I GOW my fps averages around 100 at 1080p original graphics I shot you must go with it if it fits into your budget

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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4,615

Excellent

1 month ago.

One of the best CPU's for the price

EGY-User
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3,158

Good

1 month ago.

its great low budget cpu for performance

SRB-User
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2,780

Poor

4 months ago.

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

PRT-User
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2,642

Good

5 months ago.

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

CPUPro
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2,072

Good

3 years ago.

IRL-User
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1,702

Poor

2 months ago.

cheaper and better than the i5 10400 without the f

ColdSpy
Avatar level
330

Good

3 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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