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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
Instruction Sets
About This Product
The Intel Core i5-10400F is a 10th Gen Comet Lake desktop CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads, offering a base clock of 2.9 GHz and a boost clock of 4.3 GHz. It is suitable for budget to mid-range gaming builds targeting 1080p resolution and general productivity tasks. Compared to similarly priced AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs, it offers competitive gaming performance but may lag in multi-threaded workloads.
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Cross-Platform
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
126.0 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
65.7 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Roblox
Mixed player settings
18 FPS
Heavy compromise
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βA solid choice for budget 1080p gaming and everyday use when paired with a dedicated GPU.β

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