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Intel i5-10400 6-core 2.9 GHz Socket 1200 65W Desktop Processor Intel i3-8100 4-core 3.6 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor

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CPU ArchitectureCoresThreadsCPU ClockCPU Turbo ClockCacheDDR3DDR4Memory BandwidthMaximum MemoryGenerationSocketThermal Design Power
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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

14 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

6

4

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

12

4

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second

2.9 GHz

19% higher

3.6 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
100% higher

4.3 GHz

0 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

12 MB

6 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

No

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM
10% faster

41.6 GB/s

37.5 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

64 GB

Generation

10

8

Socket

1200

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

65 Watts

65 Watts

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Intel i5-10400 6-core 2.9 GHz Socket 1200 65W Desktop Processor
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PROS 6
Cores 6 vs 4 (2) 33% more physical cores
Threads 12 vs 4 (8) 67% more logical cores
CPU Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz vs 0 GHz Turbo clock speed is (4.3GHz) 100% higher
Cache 12 MB vs 6 MB (6MB) 50% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s vs 37.5 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (4.1GB/s) 10% faster
Maximum Memory 128 GB vs 64 GB Maximium memory is (64GB) 50% more
CONS 1
CPU Clock 2.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Clock speed is (0.7GHz) 19% lower
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