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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-7300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 1213 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-7300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Dead Space than Core i3-7300 - 152 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i3-7300 - $99.95 vs $129.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i3-7300 - $0.66 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-7300 or Core i5-10400F
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
46 FPS
$23.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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46 FPS
$19.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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37 FPS
$20.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$767
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47 FPS
$15.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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56 FPS
$16.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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41 FPS
$15.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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37 FPS
$20.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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56 FPS
$28.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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46 FPS
$28.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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77 FPS
$14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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