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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10400F is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - £69.99 vs £101.05
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i3-8100 - 132 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1245
86.57858136300418%
Multi-Core
3405
59.207094418362026%
Intel Core i3-8100 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8100 or Core i5-10400F
Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
62 FPS
£12.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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72 FPS
£10.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
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62 FPS
£10.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£650.4
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75 FPS
£13.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,024.95
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53 FPS
£14.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£743.95
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53 FPS
£16.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£866.95
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62 FPS
£14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£912.95
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62 FPS
£20.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,260.95
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62 FPS
£20.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
£18.3/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,079.95
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