Intel Core i5 10400F

Intel Core i5 10400F
  • Cores: 6
  • L3 cache: 12MB (shared)
  • TDP: 65 W
  • Transistor size: 14 nm
Core i5 10400F - desktop processor produced by Intel for socket LGA-1200 that has 6 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2900 MHz, but due to Turbo Boost technology, it can perform up to 4300 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 12 MB. Please note that this chip doesn’t have integrated graphics.

Review

Single-Core Performance
43
Multi-Core Performance
20
Power Efficiency
42
Integrated Graphics
n/a
NanoReview Final Score
34
Compare Intel Core i5 10400F with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Intel Core i5 10400F in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
64
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
438
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 353
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1994

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1459
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6263
File compression 452.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 50.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 139.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 190.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 151 pages/sec
Background blur 33.8 images/sec
Photo processing 51.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 435 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2540
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
12095
Integer math 41.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 26 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 35M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 186 MBytes/sec
Physics 694 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 9127 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
112

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 6.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 96.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 186.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.72 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-30 (Semant)Cinebench 2026353 / 1994
📘 2026-04-05 (Manav Sehgal)Cinebench 2026351 / 1884
📘 2025-09-11 (KingdomGaming)Cinebench 202464 / 438

Specifications

Core i5 10400F technical specifications

General

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

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 29x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W
Socket LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking - 162nd place

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2666
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
ECC Support No

Misc

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

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