Average Bench: 72.2% (356th of 1442)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Device: 0F8BFBFF000A0653 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400 CPU @ 2.90GHz
Poor: 44%Average: 72.2% Great: 90%
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Good average bench

The Intel Core i5-10400 averaged 27.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 118Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 76.9Pts

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-10400 is 45.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-10400 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 586Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 540Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Min Avg Max
56.8 Memory 76.9 92.5
73.1 1-Core 118 131
107 2-Core 210 260
76.1% 135 Pts
Min Avg Max
114 4-Core 370 511
116 8-Core 540 859
56.8% 455 Pts
Min Avg Max
76.2 64-Core 586 1051
36.3% 586 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Memory 82.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 243
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 740
73% 597 Pts
64-Core 920
57% 920 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Memory 79.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 622
69% 544 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Memory 84.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 239
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 715
68% 562 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Memory 75.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 218
75% 135 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 528
58% 458 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Memory 58.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 228
72% 135 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 672
69% 558 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Memory 82.2
1-Core 89.3
2-Core 167
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 459
48% 384 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
CPU 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Memory 56.8
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 177
60% 109 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 571
55% 451 Pts
64-Core 800
50% 800 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,805,948 CPUs tested

Typical Core i5-10400 Builds (Compare 24,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Disqualified System: bin bin

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28

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