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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 759 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 35 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 9% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-8400T - 182 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $73.5 vs $139.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-8400T - $0.4 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
167
91.75824175824175%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
48.19277108433735%
Price, $
$139
52%
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$73.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I3-10100 Processor, 3.6GHz LGA 1200 BX8070110100 *
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1099
77.0687237026648%
Multi-Core
3884
92.14709371293002%
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400T or Core i3-10100
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
33 FPS
$19.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$645
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26 FPS
$26.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$699.99
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26 FPS
$34.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899.99
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26 FPS
$34.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899.99
In Stock
9 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
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26 FPS
$28.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$729.99
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