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

Intel Core i7-10700K
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 8 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i7-10700K
Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2019
Intel Core i5-9400F

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    125%
  • Intel Core i5-9400F
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    125%
  • Intel Core i5-9400F
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-10700K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 25% 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).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-9400F.
Around 25% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9400F

60 watts lower power draw.

Intel Core i7-10700K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-10700K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-10700K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-10700K

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


Specifications

Features

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

Cores

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

Cache

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

Performance

Intel Core i7-10700KIntel Core i5-9400F
Cpu Frequency3800 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clock5100 MHzvs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP125 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    6120 points
  • Intel Core i5-9400F
    4920 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    43776 points
  • Intel Core i5-9400F
    20880 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-10700K
    218
  • Intel Core i5-9400F (simulated)
    174.25

points - higher is better