Intel Core i5-10400F vs Intel Core i3-10100

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10400F and Intel Core i3-10100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-10400F

Intel Core i3-10100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12205 vs 8668
Around 50% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4768 vs 3179

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
L3 cache	12 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12205 vs 8668
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4768 vs 3179

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-10100

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2618 vs 2548

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2618 vs 2548

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10400F
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-10100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2548

2618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12205

8668

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4768

3179

Name	Intel Core i5-10400F	Intel Core i3-10100
PassMark - Single thread mark	2548	2618
PassMark - CPU mark	12205	8668
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4768	3179

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-10400F	Intel Core i3-10100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	Q2'20	27 May 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$155 - $157
Place in performance rating	1052	1138
Processor Number	i5-10400F	i3-10100
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	10th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L3 cache	12 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	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 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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x9BC8
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5