i7-10710U vs i5-9400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.96
Core i7-10710U
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
6.01
+0.8%

Core i7-10710U outperforms Core i5-9400F by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11081105
Place by popularity24not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.41no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Comet Lake
Power efficiency8.6822.75
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)21 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$182no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads612
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache385 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-9400F 5.96
i7-10710U 6.01
+0.8%

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.

i5-9400F 9468
i7-10710U 9552
+0.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-9400F 6490
i7-10710U 6972
+7.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-9400F 31523
i7-10710U 31644
+0.4%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-9400F 6.76
i7-10710U 5.24
+29%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-9400F 11
i7-10710U 12
+4.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-9400F 984
i7-10710U 1059
+7.6%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-9400F 173
i7-10710U 176
+1.7%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-9400F 1.95
i7-10710U 2.18
+11.8%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-9400F 5.2
i7-10710U 6.4
+23.1%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-9400F 5794
+24.4%
i7-10710U 4657

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-9400F 64
+5.8%
i7-10710U 61

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-9400F 234
+14.7%
i7-10710U 204

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-9400F 5715
+9.8%
i7-10710U 5207

Blender(-)

i5-9400F 469
i7-10710U 618
+31.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-9400F 1139
i7-10710U 1227
+7.7%

7-Zip Single

i5-9400F 4678
+0.8%
i7-10710U 4642

7-Zip

i5-9400F 25639
+4.7%
i7-10710U 24493

WebXPRT 3

i5-9400F 211
i7-10710U 219
+3.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.96 6.01
Recency 7 January 2019 21 August 2019
Threads 6 12
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

i7-10710U has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-9400F and Core i7-10710U.

Note that Core i5-9400F is a desktop processor while Core i7-10710U is a notebook one.


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