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Staples has Intel Core i5-10400F 4.3GHz Processor (CM8070104290716) + Filler Item on sale when following the instructions below. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

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  1. Click here and add Intel Core i5-10400F 4.3GHz Processor to cart
  2. Add filler item to cart to reach the $150 minimum threshold
  3. Apply $25 off $150+ order coupon code 92118 at checkout
  4. The price should be $150.98 - $25 off with coupon code 92118 = $125.98 + Free Shipping
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Key Specs:
  • Intel Core i5-10400F processor with 12MB Intel Smart Cache
  • Base frequency: 2.90GHz; number of threads: 12; bus speed: 8GTps
  • Supports up to 128GB DDR4-2666 memory including ECC, up to 41.6Gbps data transfer rate, two memory channels maximum
  • Features Intel Optane memory, Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, HT Technology, Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x), Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d), Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), Intel 64, 64-bit instruction set, Intel SSE4.1, SSE4.2, and AVX2 instruction set extensions, idle states, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep, thermal monitoring and identity protection technologies
  • Socket supported: FCLGA1200
  • TDP rating: 65W
  • Scalability: 1S only; PCI Express revision: 3.0; PCI Express configurations: up to 1 x 16, 2 x 8, 1 x 8 + 2 x 4; maximum number of PCI Express lanes: 16; maximum CPU configurations: one
  • Offers AES-NI, Secure Key, Intel SGX with Intel ME, Intel OS Guard, Execute Disable Bit, Intel Boot Guard security technologies
  • Thermal solution specification: PCG 2015C
  • Lithography: 14nm
  • 3-year manufacturer limited warranty

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What a huge generalization. Not everyone encodes video, first off. EDIT: And in a later reply, you seem to have conflated encoding with transcoding.

Moreover, QuickSync doesn't "help" with encoding, it supersedes any other encoding hardware available. You either use QuickSync or you use the GPU encoding. There's no in between.

Benchmarks have concluded that while QuickSync is potentially faster than GPU encoding, it's faster because the resulting video quality isn't as good.

This is fine for the YouTube content creator working on a midrange laptop that doesn't have a discrete GPU, but not practical or realistic for anyone doing production level work, especially when After Effects will probably be involved and require the GPU anyway.

However, I will say that QuickSync is great if you need a budget build Plex server that can do transcoding.
No, F is to pay respects.
F version is the one to avoid. No Quicksync.

Yes, if you have your own gpu, why do you need the gpu in the chip. That is because you can actually use both with windows configuration.

Quicksync helps with encoding.

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02-08-2021 at 07:04 PM.
02-08-2021 at 07:04 PM.
F version is the one to avoid. No Quicksync.

Yes, if you have your own gpu, why do you need the gpu in the chip. That is because you can actually use both with windows configuration.

Quicksync helps with encoding.
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02-08-2021 at 07:07 PM.
02-08-2021 at 07:07 PM.
Quote from backforwardback :
F version is the one to avoid. No Quicksync.

Yes, if you have your own gpu, why do you need the gpu in the chip. That is because you can actually use both with windows configuration.

Quicksync helps with encoding.
Price has dropped to 141. So 25 off would be 116. That is a great deal but you have to fill in 9 dollars.
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ZeBraRun
02-08-2021 at 07:35 PM.
02-08-2021 at 07:35 PM.
is this cheap for i5?
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ZeldaBoy
02-08-2021 at 07:40 PM.
02-08-2021 at 07:40 PM.
Quote from backforwardback :
F version is the one to avoid. No Quicksync.

Yes, if you have your own gpu, why do you need the gpu in the chip. That is because you can actually use both with windows configuration.

Quicksync helps with encoding.

Does quick-sync make a really big big difference for steaming and video editing which is what I plan to do but the gpu I have is a 1080ti and I wanted to pair it with this cpu because at micro center it's about $20-$30 cheaper than the i5-10400 also I plan to upgrade within a year to a i9-10900k so I mean if it doesn't make a big big difference I can use this cpu until I upgrade
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02-08-2021 at 07:45 PM.
02-08-2021 at 07:45 PM.
Quote from ZeBraRun :
is this cheap for i5?
For a 10th gen, yes this is a decent price at this time. Read the other comments regarding the F variant.
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02-08-2021 at 08:08 PM.
02-08-2021 at 08:08 PM.
F means faster?
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02-08-2021 at 08:12 PM.
02-08-2021 at 08:12 PM.
Quote from ZeldaBoy :
Does quick-sync make a really big big difference for steaming and video editing which is what I plan to do but the gpu I have is a 1080ti and I wanted to pair it with this cpu because at micro center it's about $20-$30 cheaper than the i5-10400 also I plan to upgrade within a year to a i9-10900k so I mean if it doesn't make a big big difference I can use this cpu until I upgrade
here is the video on how to do it,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcS5duaulYE

why quicksync is nice. Have cpu gpu and dedicated gpu. Have your cake and eat it too.

QUICKSYNC ROCKS!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvf05jVbPiU
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02-08-2021 at 08:23 PM.
02-08-2021 at 08:23 PM.
Quote from backforwardback :
F version is the one to avoid. No Quicksync.

Yes, if you have your own gpu, why do you need the gpu in the chip. That is because you can actually use both with windows configuration.

Quicksync helps with encoding.
If you have a GPU, you probably have NVENC which is far better than Quicksync in all aspects: performance, quality, and bitrate.
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02-08-2021 at 08:28 PM.

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02-08-2021 at 08:28 PM.
Quote from backforwardback :
F version is the one to avoid. No Quicksync.

Yes, if you have your own gpu, why do you need the gpu in the chip. That is because you can actually use both with windows configuration.

Quicksync helps with encoding.

What a huge generalization. Not everyone encodes video, first off. EDIT: And in a later reply, you seem to have conflated encoding with transcoding.

Moreover, QuickSync doesn't "help" with encoding, it supersedes any other encoding hardware available. You either use QuickSync or you use the GPU encoding. There's no in between.

Benchmarks have concluded that while QuickSync is potentially faster than GPU encoding, it's faster because the resulting video quality isn't as good.

This is fine for the YouTube content creator working on a midrange laptop that doesn't have a discrete GPU, but not practical or realistic for anyone doing production level work, especially when After Effects will probably be involved and require the GPU anyway.

However, I will say that QuickSync is great if you need a budget build Plex server that can do transcoding.
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02-08-2021 at 08:35 PM.
02-08-2021 at 08:35 PM.
The inability to get GPUs at a reasonable price is going to seriously start hurting the CPU market and especially those without any GPU at all. Intel needs to hurry up with the 11th gen XE graphics CPUs and AMD needs to shift its production hard to Vega containing APUs as a backstop for the coming months.
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02-08-2021 at 08:36 PM.
02-08-2021 at 08:36 PM.
Quote from smartdeals :
F means faster?

No, F is to pay respects.
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KingSylar
02-08-2021 at 09:08 PM.
02-08-2021 at 09:08 PM.
Fyi, this CPU from staples might come in a tray.

I just received my 10600kf which I had ordered from staples a few days back. It came in a tray (very well packed in multiple layers of boxes but not in the blue intel box).

Does anyone know what's the difference between tray vs box CPUs?
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