i5-10400F vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 P4 3.0
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.21
Core i5-10400F
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.20
+3805%

Core i5-10400F outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a whopping 3805% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3225926
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data23.92
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4no data
Power efficiency0.2211.93
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Comet Lake (2020)
Release dateno data30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i5-10400F 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate400 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i5-10400F 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 0.21
i5-10400F 8.20
+3805%

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.

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 97
i5-10400F 6.25
+1452%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 8.20
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 130 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 65 Watt

i5-10400F has a 3804.8% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-10400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i5-10400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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