Pentium Silver vs i5-10400F

VS

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10400F
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.51
+326%

Core i5-10400F outperforms Pentium Silver by a whopping 326% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10400F and Pentium Silver processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9131950
Place by popularity12not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.18no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency11.94no data
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)no data
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)1 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$155no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10400F and Pentium Silver basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)no data
Threads12no data
Base clock speed2.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.3 GHzno data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache12 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nmno data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10400F and Pentium Silver compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1200no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10400F and Pentium Silver. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10400F and Pentium Silver technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10400F and Pentium Silver are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10400F and Pentium Silver. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10400F and Pentium Silver.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-10400F 8.51
+326%
Pentium Silver 2.00

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-10400F 13029
+326%
Pentium Silver 3056

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.51 2.00
Recency 30 April 2020 1 July 2020

i5-10400F has a 325.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium Silver, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.

The Core i5-10400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-10400F is a desktop processor while Pentium Silver is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10400F and Pentium Silver, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Core i5-10400F
Core i5-10400F
Intel Pentium Silver
Pentium Silver

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.8 13472 votes

Rate Core i5-10400F on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.2 12 votes

Rate Pentium Silver on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Core i5-10400F or Pentium Silver, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.