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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 806 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 0% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-8500 - 210 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $99.95 vs $170.68
- Up to 42% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-8500 - $0.48 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/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™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i5-8500
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
75 FPS
$14.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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75 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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69 FPS
$8.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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64 FPS
$12.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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76 FPS
$9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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87 FPS
$10.93/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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64 FPS
$11.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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87 FPS
$18.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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75 FPS
$17.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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73 FPS
$12.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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