Intel's new Core i5 beats current Core i7 processor in gaming

Intel is expected to drop its new 10th generation Core processors on May 20, but between now and then we have some exciting benchmarks from the mid-range Core i5-10400.

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The new Core i5-10400 processor has been benchmarked by Chinese review channel Bilibili, TecLab. They have tested Intel's new Core i5-10400 processor against the current-gen Core i5-9400F and Core i7-9700F, with the new Core i5-10400 packing quite the punch in its 6-core/12-thread CPU.

The Intel Core i5-10400 is a 6C/12T processor, up from the 6C/6T in the Core i5-9400 (which doesn't have SMT, whereas all 10th-gen CPUs have SMT). The Core i5-10400 has a base CPU clock of 2.9GHz, single-core boost of 4.3GHz, and all-core boost of 4GHz. There's 12MB of cache on the Core i5-10400, with a price of just $182. You're looking at least double for the Core i7-9700F.

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The gaming tests are basic, including just Grand Theft Auto V and Assassins Creed Odyssey, where the Core i5-10400 holds its own against the Core i5-9400F and Core i7-9700F. The tests were run at 1080p and see the Core i5-10400 scoring 67FPS in AC:O and 175FPS in GTA V.

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey at 1080p saw the Core i5-10400 with 67FPS average against the 9400F with 63FPS and the 9700F with 65FPS. Meanwhile, Grand Theft Auto V at 1080p had the Core i5-10400 with 175FPS average, while the 9400F hit 169FPS and the 9700K with 2FPS more at 177FPS.

When it comes to power consumption and thermals, the Core i5-10400 also comes in strong with idle power consumption of around 10W, and maximum power consumption of around 86W. The Core i7-9700F in comparison, uses up to 145W.