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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10300 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10300 and the more expensive Core i5-10400 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 2% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-10400 - 178 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £170.99 vs £224.84
- Up to 25% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-10400 - £0.96 vs £1.28 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
178
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.96/FPS
100%
Price, £
£170.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-10300 or Core i5-10400
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
11 FPS
£97.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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