i5-10400 vs Pentium 3561Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	953
Place by popularity	not in top-100	97
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	no data	11.11
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	11.5 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3561Y and Core i5-10400.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	4	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	30 April 2020
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	65 Watt

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