Core i5-10400F vs VIA Nano U2500
Primary details
Comparing VIA Nano U2500 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 849 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 12 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 42.31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Nano | no data |
| Architecture codename | Isaiah (2009) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | no data | 30 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $155 |
| Current price | no data | $109 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
VIA Nano U2500 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus support | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on VIA Nano U2500 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6.8 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by VIA Nano U2500 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
VIA Nano U2500 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by VIA Nano U2500 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by VIA Nano U2500 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by VIA Nano U2500 and Core i5-10400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i5-10400F outperforms VIA Nano U2500 by 6447% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between VIA Nano U2500 and Core i5-10400F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that VIA Nano U2500 is a notebook processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.
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