Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1200

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400 CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Core i5-10400 CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 93.38

Overall Rank:
1213th fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
924th fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
397th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $128.99 USD (2025-05-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12046

Single Thread Rating

2563

Samples: 3886*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	41,767 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	26,114 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	34 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,243 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,101 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	187,488 KBytes/Sec
Physics	671 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,510 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,563 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$128.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop Intel i5-10400 Processor(6-Core 12M Cache 2.9GHz to 4.3GHz) 8GB Memory 512GB SSD	$349.93 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Business Mini PC Desktop Computer, Intel Hexa-Core i5-10400 (Beat i7-8700), 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, WiFi, Bluetooth, Type-C, Keyboard & Mouse, Windows 11 Pro, Tilsiy Cable	$589.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini Business Desktop Computer, Intel Hexa-Core i5-10400 (Beat i7-8700), 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, WiFi, Bluetooth, Type-C, Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 11 Pro, Vent-Hear	$599.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-1660-UA19 Desktop \| 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 2666MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$569.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop Intel i5-10400 Processor(6-Core 12M Cache 2.9GHz to 4.3GHz) 8GB Memory 8GB DDR4 256 GB SSD	$690.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,687
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,311
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,032
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,139
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,473
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,174
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,708
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz		12,046

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		235.95
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		163.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.93
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.08
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz		93.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz		2,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2640319 - May 21 2025		12926
BL2640208 - May 21 2025		10924
BL5094865 - May 21 2025		13228
BL2639762 - May 21 2025		11645
BL2639662 - May 21 2025		10919

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz		12,046
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-10400		14,282 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-10400		12,137 (+0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i5-10400		16,009 (+32.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5-10400		13,894 (+15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5-10400		13,168 (+9.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-10400		13,157 (+9.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5-10400		13,039 (+8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i5-10400		12,597 (+4.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i5-10400		12,275 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i5-10500T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-10400		10,179 (-15.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i5-10400		9,859 (-18.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-10400		9,223 (-23.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,155
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,593
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,509
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,690
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,521
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,467
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,424
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz		1,946

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz

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