Intel Core i5-10400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Intel Core i5-10400F
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i5-10400F
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 8 / Mar 2018
AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-10400F
    140%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-10400F
    140%
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-10400F

Much higher single threaded performance (around 40% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 40% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 7 2700

None

Intel Core i5-10400F

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-10400F

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-10400FAMD Ryzen 7 2700
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
XFR

Architecture

Intel Core i5-10400FAMD Ryzen 7 2700
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Zen+
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsZen
Release DateApr 2020vsMar 2018

Cores

Intel Core i5-10400FAMD Ryzen 7 2700
Cores6vs8
Threads12vs16
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-10400FAMD Ryzen 7 2700
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache12MB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-10400FAMD Ryzen 7 2700
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-10400FAMD Ryzen 7 2700
Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-10400F
    5160 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    4510 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-10400F
    25056 points
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700
    34355 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-10400F (simulated)
    239.19
  • AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (simulated)
    169.66

points - higher is better