Pentium E5400 vs i3-10105F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10105F and Pentium E5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1102	2743
Place by popularity	61	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.46
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-R (2021)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10105F and Pentium E5400 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	228 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10105F and Pentium E5400 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	FCLGA1200	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium E5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i3-10105F and Pentium E5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium E5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10105F and Pentium E5400.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.81	0.63
Recency	16 March 2021	18 January 2009
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm

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