Intel Core i5 10400F
[ INTEL ] Processors

Intel Core i5 10400F

Overall Score
34/100
GRADE D · Poor
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Intel Core i5 10400F is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 34/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
42/100
Rating: Poor
Performance
43/100
Rating: Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared)
Multiplier 29x
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier No

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1994
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 353

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
Background blur 33.8 images/sec
Clang compilation 50.3 Klines/sec
File compression 452.1 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 139.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 190.7 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 51.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 151 pages/sec

General

General specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
AMD Equivalent -AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Codename Comet Lake
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Model number i5-10400F
Released May 1, 2020
Successor -Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
Type Desktop
Vendor Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
ECC Support No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR4-2666

Misc

Misc specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
Official Site Intel Core i5 10400F official page
PCI Express Lanes 16
PCI Express Version 3.0
Technologies - Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit

Package

Package specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 14 nm
Peak Temperature 100°C
Socket LGA-1200
TDP (PL1) 65 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
Data compression 186 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 4.1 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 12.5B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 35M Primes/sec
Floating point math 26 GOps/sec
Integer math 41.5 GOps/sec
Physics 694 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 23.2M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 1.72 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 6.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 96.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 186.1 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Intel Core i5 10400F
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2025-09-11(KingdomGaming) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-04-05(Manav Sehgal) Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-07-30(Semant) Cinebench 2026

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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