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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 938 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Valorant than Core i5-8400 - 779 vs 770 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $99.95 vs $130.73
- Up to 24% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-8400 - $0.13 vs $0.17 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
779
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/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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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i5-8400
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
421 FPS
$2.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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421 FPS
$2.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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365 FPS
$2.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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424 FPS
$1.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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477 FPS
$1.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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477 FPS
$3.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
In Stock
365 FPS
$2.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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391 FPS
$1.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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421 FPS
$3.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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408 FPS
$2.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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