Intel Core i5-10400F vs Intel Core i3-7101E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10400F and Intel Core i3-7101E 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 i3-7101E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400F

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2546 vs 2407
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12189 vs 4430

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2546 vs 2407
PassMark - CPU mark	12189 vs 4430

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7101E

Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10400F
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-7101E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2546

2407

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12189

4430

Name	Intel Core i5-10400F	Intel Core i3-7101E
PassMark - Single thread mark	2546	2407
PassMark - CPU mark	12189	4430
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4755

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-10400F	Intel Core i3-7101E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q2'20	Q1'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$155 - $157
Place in performance rating	1056	1066
Processor Number	i5-10400F	i3-7101E
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400
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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	54 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	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
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® TSX-NI
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		0x5902
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5