Intel Core i5-10400T vs Intel Core i3-10305

Processor comparisons   10-05-2021
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-10400T vs Intel Core i3-10305 and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, WPrime, 7zip, Furmark, Gears 5, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Blender, AIDA64, Blender, PCMark 10, MATLAB, RealBench, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valheim
Last Man Standing
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Cyberpunk 2077
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Valorant
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Watch Dogs Legion

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-10305 or Intel Core i5-10400T.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-10400T

53%

Core i3-10305

52%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-10400T is 1% better than Core i3-10305. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-10400T

52%

Core i3-10305

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.2	92.1
Valorant	105.9	104.7
Cyberpunk 2077	59.3	58.6
Apex Legends	99.5	98.4
Call of Duty Warzone	79.4	78.5
Overwatch	85.8	84.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.1	72.3
DOOM Eternal	52.9	52.4
Warzone	82.6	81.7
Assassin's Creed	88.9	88.0
Valheim	87.9	86.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-10400T

85%

Core i3-10305

68%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-10400T is more energy efficient than the Core i3-10305 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-10400T	Intel Core i3-10305
Cinbench 15 Single-core	159	190
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1137	954
Cinbench 20 Single-core	366	441
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2582	2159
Cinbench 23 Single-core	911	1147
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6245	4459

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-10400T	Intel Core i3-10305
Single-Core	2137	2567
Multi-Core	10262	8922

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-10400T	Intel Core i3-10305
Single-Core	901	1335
Multi-Core	5064	4067

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-10400T	Intel Core i3-10305
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Core name	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	10
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	2600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	12 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-10305 is 47% better than Core i5-10400T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-10400T has 2 more core than Core i3-10305. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10400T is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-10305 is better: 9
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-10400T and Intel Core i3-10305 before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-10400T - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-10400T specs and review.

Intel Core i3-10305 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-10305 specs and review.