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Intel Core i5-10400 2.9GHz Six-Core LGA 1200 Desktop Processor (BX8070110400) on sale for
$149.99.
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Intel Core i5-10400 2.9GHz Six-Core LGA 1200 Desktop Processor (BX8070110400) on sale for
$149.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community members TDIPWR and parrot123 for finding this deal.
Key Specs:- Number of Cores: 6-Core
- Number of Threads: 12
- Processor Base Frequency: 2.9 Gigahertz
- Processor Turbo Frequency: 4.3 Gigahertz
- Unlocked Processor: No
- Processor Socket: Socket LGA 1200
- Integrated Graphics: Yes
- Integrated Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics 630
- Generation: 10th Gen
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The fact that you build systems with intel is of no consequence. Those are the facts. Not "synthetic" benchmarks. Real life benchmarks. As a photographer, AMD is EATING intels lunch in adobe suite applications. Its not close. A 5600x outperforms a 10900K in photoshop. All while using 1/3 the power.
No issue with getting an intel as long as its at a discount - like it should be given the performance deficit in nearly all applications.
In gaming, the i5 will probably give you 5% - 20% higher frame rate depending on game, graphics card, and settings.
In terms of "raw" processing power using all cores (e.g. Passmark benchmark score), the i5 will be about 40% faster. (Even though the i5 has 50% more cores, the i3 has higher base clocks which helps shrink the gap.)
Both have integrated graphics and would allow you to use your PC without a graphics card while you wait for a deal (assuming the motherboard has an HDMI port or DisplayPort, which is pretty typical).
Intel designates consumer CPUs without integrated graphics with an "F" at the end of the model number.
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The other seems to be a decent budget z490, but I don't know much about it.
The other seems to be a decent budget z490, but I don't know much about it.
Edit: an MSI Z490a pro, not Asus. That's what I see anyhow
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In gaming, the i5 will probably give you 5% - 20% higher frame rate depending on game, graphics card, and settings.
In terms of "raw" processing power using all cores (e.g. Passmark benchmark score), the i5 will be about 40% faster. (Even though the i5 has 50% more cores, the i3 has higher base clocks which helps shrink the gap.)
Both have integrated graphics and would allow you to use your PC without a graphics card while you wait for a deal (assuming the motherboard has an HDMI port or DisplayPort, which is pretty typical).
Intel designates consumer CPUs without integrated graphics with an "F" at the end of the model number.