06-04-2020, 07:58 AM
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel...00/22.html
Quote:On average, in our mix of single/low and multi-threaded applications, the Intel Core i5-10500 ends up slightly faster than the Core i5-10400, which has the same performance as the i5-10400F we reviewed not long ago. The performance difference is relatively small though—just 3.8%. Considering there's a $10 price difference between both processors, the price delta comes to around 5%, which is not perfect, but close enough to "reasonable." While we don't have last-generation's Core i5-9500 in our test group, we have the i5-9400F, which isn't that much slower than it; here, the difference between the i5-9400F and i5-10500 is a staggering 20%. While that's definitely a nice increase generation over generation, it's not good enough to beat AMD's Ryzen offerings. Both the Ryzen 5 3600 ($175) and Ryzen 5 3600X ($205) have the upper hand, although just barely, by 1% and 3% respectively. An interesting upgrade is the Core i5-10600K, which is 6c/12t, too, but 7% faster because of its 125 W TDP and significantly higher clock speeds; however, it costs an additional $60.
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The Intel Core i5-10500 retails for around $200, which makes it a little bit more expensive than the Ryzen 5 3600 ($175) and slightly cheaper than the Ryzen 5 3600X ($205). If you spend most of your time waiting for highly threaded application results, like rendering, a Ryzen will be a slightly better choice. If you're gaming all day, the i5-10500 is slightly better. The differences are quite small either way. Just like AMD, Intel does include a stock cooler with the Core i5-10500, which definitely helps. The problem is that for the LGA1200 platform, only Z490 motherboards are readily available, and Z490 is expensive. In the last few days, I've seen the first H470 boards pop up, but at $120, these are expensive as well. While many new motherboards include features like USB-C 20 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps Ethernet, I still feel motherboard pricing has to come down another $20–$40 to be competitive with AMD. At the moment, the platform cost of Comet Lake is too high, AMD definitely has a more cost optimized ecosystem here.
If you plan on using the integrated graphics, then buying the Core i5-10500 instead of the Core i5-10400 can make sense; you'll get slightly higher performance and will breaks that psychologically important 3 GHz barrier, but you'll also pay a bit more for it. It seems Intel is trying to place a lot of SKUs in that price range to give you multiple options, hoping you'll dig out some more coins from your couch to get "a little more." By that same logic, the Core i5-10600 for another $20 could be an option, too, as it's 200-300 MHz higher clocked. Our gaming benchmarks show that you really don't need to overspend if you're a pure gamer—the Core i5-10400F is just as fast, and you'll save another $20 because the 10400F lacks the integrated GPU, which isn't useful to you as a gamer—more money for the GPU.