CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT· REL 2020

Intel Core i5-10400F

Intel · Comet Lake (10th) · LGA1200

The Intel Core i5-10400F is Intel’s budget Comet Lake (10th) chip targeted at mainstream gaming. With 6 cores and 12 threads, it scores 54/100 on our 1440p gaming index. Boosts to 4.3 GHz under load. No integrated graphics — pair with a discrete GPU to display anything.

54/100

1440p gaming index

Intel Core i5-10400F processor photo
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CORE SPECS

CORES / THREADS
6 / 12
BASE CLOCK
2.9 GHz
BOOST CLOCK
4.3 GHz
L3 CACHE
12 MB
TDP
65 W
SOCKET
LGA1200
MEMORY CHANNELS
2
INTEGRATED GPU
No

BENCHMARKS

PASSMARK SINGLE
2,540
PASSMARK MULTI
12,098

PERFORMANCE INDEX

1080p gaming
57/100
1440p gaming
54/100
4K gaming
52/100
Productivity
36/100

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