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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 3111 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2700K - 130 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - £98.8 vs £141.26
- Up to 40% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2700K - £0.76 vs £1.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-2700K 3.5 GHz Quad Core Processor (Socket 1155, 8MB L3 Cache, HyperThreading Technology, Retail)
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
130
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.76/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2700K or Core i5-10400F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
85 FPS
£9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£8.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£11.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£11.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
£15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
£12.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£929.95
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77 FPS
£10.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
£15.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
£13.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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