Intel Core i7-10700 vs Intel Core i5-9400F

Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 8 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2019
Intel Core i5-9400F

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-10700
    117%
  • Intel Core i5-9400F
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-10700
    117%
  • Intel Core i5-9400F
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-10700

17% higher single threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-9400F.
Around 17% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9400F

None

Intel Core i7-10700

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-10700

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-10700

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-10700

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-10700Intel Core i5-9400F
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
TBT 3.0
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-10700Intel Core i5-9400F
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Coffelake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsCoffee Lake
Release DateApr 2020vsJan 2019

Cores

Intel Core i7-10700Intel Core i5-9400F
Cores8vs6
Threads16vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-10700Intel Core i5-9400F
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256K (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs9MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-10700Intel Core i5-9400F
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-LGA1151
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-10700Intel Core i5-9400F
Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clock4800 MHzvs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-10700
    5760 points
  • Intel Core i5-9400F
    4920 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-10700
    33408 points
  • Intel Core i5-9400F
    20880 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-10700 (simulated)
    205.18
  • Intel Core i5-9400F (simulated)
    174.25

points - higher is better