Intel Core i5 10400F vs Intel Core i5 7400

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 10400F, vs Intel Core i5 7400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 10400F and Intel Core i5 7400
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
1110
Intel Core i5 7400
928
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
7610
Intel Core i5 7400
3380
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
2542
Intel Core i5 7400
2078
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
12142
Intel Core i5 7400
5476
Integer Math41.5 GOps/s14.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math26 GOps/s12 GOps/s
Prime Number Search35 M primes/s27 M primes/s
Random String Sort23.2 M strings/s9.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption4.1 GB/s1.6 GB/s
Data Compression186.1 MB/s76.4 MB/s
Physics698 frames/s438 frames/s
Extended Instructions125 M matrices/s65 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
1459
Intel Core i5 7400
1201
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
6263
Intel Core i5 7400
3463
File Compression452.1 MB/s290.1 MB/s
Clang Compilation50.3 KLines/s23.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser139.6 pages/s72.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering190.7 MP/sec107.4 MP/sec
Text Processing151 pages/s119.5 pages/s
Background Blur33.8 frames/s23.3 frames/s
Photo Processing51.9 frames/s35.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing10.3 MP/sec4.07 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 10400F
112
Intel Core i5 7400
43.14

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 96.4 PPW 53.3 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 186.8 PPW 84.2 PPW
Blender / W 1.72 PPW 0.66 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced May, 1, 2020 January, 3, 2017
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Comet Lake Kaby Lake
Model number i5-10400F i5-7400
Integrated GPU No HD Graphics 630

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Frequency 2.9 GHz 3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
General
Cores count64
Threads count124
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier29x30x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache256 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total6 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 14 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1200 LGA-1151
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-2666 - DDR4-2400
- DDR3L-1600
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 41.6 GB 35.76 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 16 16
Channels n/a 41422

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