
Early Intel Core i5-10400 benchmarks reveal its competitiveness against the Core i5-9400F and i7-9700F, offering similar performance at a lower price.
Just a few hours ago, the first benchmarks for Intel's budget-friendly, 6-core, 12-thread Core i5-10400 chip surfaced online. Our Chinese colleagues published a review on the Bilibili video hosting platform, followed by a post on the Momomo_US Twitter account:
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The Intel Core i5-10400 processor features a base clock of 2900MHz, with a single-core boost clock reaching up to 4300MHz and an all-core boost of 4000MHz across its 6 cores. Its 12 threads share 12 MB of L3 cache, standard for this chip configuration. The Core i5-10400 is expected to retail for $182.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИIntel's 10th-gen processors were officially scheduled for benchmark releases on May 20, but it seems not everyone is adhering to the company's embargo.
The yet-to-be-released Core i5-10400 was benchmarked against previous-gen Intel chips: the Core i5-9400F and Core i7-9700F. (Though a Ryzen 5 3600 comparison would have been welcome here).
All tested chips used RAM clocked at speeds officially supported by their respective platforms (DDR4-2933 for Core i5-10400, and DDR4-2666 for Core i5-9400F/Core i7-9700F).
As expected, the higher-clocked Core i7-9700F took the lead in single-threaded benchmarks. However, in multi-threaded applications, the results aren't as clear-cut, though the 8-core chip still holds the advantage in most cases:
The 6-core, 12-thread newcomer often falls behind the 8-core, 8-thread Core i7-9700F. The exception is WinRAR, where the Core i5-10400 crushed its rivals.
The Core i7-9700F's win, though not absolute, isn't particularly surprising, given that the i7 packs eight physical cores and a higher clock speed. However, the new Core i5-10400 won't be competing with its Core i7-9700F sibling, but rather with the Ryzen 5 3600X.
Chip | Intel Core i5-9400F | Intel Core i7-9700F | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|---|
Cinebench R15 (single-thread test) | 172 | 199 | 186 |
Cinebench R15 (multi-thread test) | 969 | 1496 | 1351 |
Cinebench R20 (multi-thread test) | 2385 | 3634 | 3215 |
WinRAR 64-bit | 9672 | 13417 | 19080 |
SuperPI 1MB | 9.004 | 7.893 | 8.586 |
wPrime 32M | 26.329 | 25.411 | 27.661 |
wPrime 1024M | 146.93 | 105.928 | 118.185 |
3DMark Time Spy (CPU) | 5391 | 6990 | 7490 |
3DMark Firestrike (CPU) | 12388 | 18155 | 18049 |
PCMark 10 Overall | 6069 | 6767 | 6465 |
GTA 5 (average frames per second) | 122 | 128 | 129 |
Assassin's Creed Odyssey (average frames per second, 1080p) | 63 | 65 | 67 |
GTA 5 (average frames per second, 1080p, MSAAx2) | 169.85 | 177.71 | 175.16 |
Power consumption (idle) | 14W | 12W | 10W |
Power consumption (load) | 77.88W | 145.83W | 85.91W |
Temperature (idle) | 28.3C | 28.6C | 26.6C |
Temperature (load) | 57.3C | 70.0C | 79.75C |
But don't be too disappointed. Thanks to its relatively lower core count and slightly reduced clock speed, the Core i5-10400 boasts a lower TDP than its 8-core sibling, the Core i7-9700F, and consumes only 8 watts more than the 6-core Core i5-9400F! There is a downside, though. Due to Hyper-Threading technology, the Core i5-10400 runs quite hot. Despite a relatively low power draw of 86 watts, it managed to heat up almost 10 degrees more than the 8-core, 150-watt Core i7-9700F.
However, it's important to remember the new chip is priced at just ~$180, while the Core i7-9700F goes for $300! Despite the price difference, their performance is quite similar.
Beyond these benchmarks, the review also mentions that the Intel Core i5-10400 holds up quite well against the Ryzen 5 3600. Furthermore, the Chinese reviewer promises to publish a comparison with AMD's processor soon.
We'll keep you updated on this topic. Even if the Chinese reviewers don't publish additional materials anytime soon, it's not a big deal. Intel's 10th-gen Core chips are launching very soon, and the web will be flooded with independent benchmarks.
Source: WccfTech