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In short — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10400F is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Rust than Core i7-6900K - 197 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - CA$129.99 vs CA$389.99
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray
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Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Core i5-10400F
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
26 FPS
CA$48.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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38 FPS
CA$35.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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26 FPS
CA$40.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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26 FPS
CA$42.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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51 FPS
CA$26.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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38 FPS
CA$63.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
CA$25.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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14 FPS
CA$105.23/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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35 FPS
CA$30.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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14 FPS
CA$123.25/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 8 TB HDD
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