i5-10400F vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.16
+231%
Core i5-10400F
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.20

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Core i5-10400F by a whopping 231% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking180924
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data24.09
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency64.2611.94
Architecture codenameno dataComet Lake (2020)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)30 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

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1412
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 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)40 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 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

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 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 Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 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 Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 20-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.16 8.20
Recency 30 October 2024 30 April 2020
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 14 12
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 231.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10400F in performance tests.


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