Intel Core i5 10400F vs Intel Core i5 9400F

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 10400F, vs Intel Core i5 9400F. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 10400F and Intel Core i5 9400F
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 9400F
1020
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
7610
Intel Core i5 9400F
5581
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
n/a
Intel Core i5 9400F
65
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
n/a
Intel Core i5 9400F
378
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
2542
Intel Core i5 9400F
2431
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
12142
Intel Core i5 9400F
9460
Integer Math41.5 GOps/s26.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math26 GOps/s22.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search35 M primes/s38 M primes/s
Random String Sort23.2 M strings/s16.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption4.1 GB/s2.9 GB/s
Data Compression186.1 MB/s133.1 MB/s
Physics698 frames/s652 frames/s
Extended Instructions125 M matrices/s117 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
1459
Intel Core i5 9400F
1474
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 10400F
6263
Intel Core i5 9400F
5302
File Compression452.1 MB/s449.4 MB/s
Clang Compilation50.3 KLines/s34.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser139.6 pages/s127.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering190.7 MP/sec141.6 MP/sec
Text Processing151 pages/s142.6 pages/s
Background Blur33.8 frames/s31.4 frames/s
Photo Processing51.9 frames/s63.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing10.3 MP/sec6.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 10400F
112
Intel Core i5 9400F
77.22

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 96.4 PPW 81.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 186.8 PPW 145.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 5.8 PPW
Blender / W 1.72 PPW 1.19 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced May, 1, 2020 January, 7, 2019
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Comet Lake Coffee Lake
Model number i5-10400F i5-9400F
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 6
Frequency 2.9 GHz 2.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.3 GHz 4.1 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count126
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier29x29x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache256 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total9 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 DDR4-2666
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 41.6 GB 41.6 GB

Other

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

Results

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