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£224.84
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Availability
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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MSRP in USD: $117
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 2% better in Saints Row than Core i3-8100 - 162 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £59.99 vs £224.84
- Up to 73% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-10400 - £0.38 vs £1.39 per FPS
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
162
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.39/FPS
27%
Price, £
£224.84
26%
FPS Winner
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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Updated 15298 minutes ago
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
159
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£59.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £59.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15298 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i3-8100
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
£27.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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