Intel Core i5-10400F vs AMD A10-7860K

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10400F and AMD A10-7860K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400F

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2547 vs 1488
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12198 vs 3282
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2547 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark 12198 vs 3282

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7860K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10400F
CPU 2: AMD A10-7860K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2547
1488
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12198
3282
Name Intel Core i5-10400F AMD A10-7860K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2547 1488
PassMark - CPU mark 12198 3282
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4755
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1510
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 245.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 89.484
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6023
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6023

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-10400F AMD A10-7860K

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake
Launch date Q2'20
Launch price (MSRP) $155 - $157
Place in performance rating 1052 1075
Processor Number i5-10400F
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD786KYBJABOX
OPN Tray AD786KYBI44JC

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.90 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L3 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12 4
Compute Cores 12
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB
Number of GPU cores 8
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1200 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C
Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerTune
TrueAudio

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 757 MHz
iGPU core count 512
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan