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Core i5-6400 vs Core i9-10900

Core i5-6400 vs Core i9-10900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-6400

2.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for CA$129.31 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 103 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$659.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 101 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-6400

2.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for CA$129.31 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 103 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900

2.8 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$659.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 101 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - CA$129.31 vs CA$659.99

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900

  • Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-6400 - 316 vs 306 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

306

96.83544303797468%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$129.31

100%

Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for CA$129.31 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 103 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

316

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$659.99

19%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for CA$659.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 101 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

65.19953051643192%

Multi-Core

3023

35.89834936468353%

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1704

100%

Multi-Core

8421

100%

Intel Core i5-6400

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Intel Core i9-10900

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i9
SkylakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
20
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.8 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
27.0xMultiplier
28.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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