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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 1764 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - £101.31 vs £150.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i5-6600K - £0.5 vs £0.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 12 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
201
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.31
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i5-6600K
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
£6.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£699.6
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105 FPS
£7.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£744.95
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124 FPS
£8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£999.95
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105 FPS
£8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£874.95
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105 FPS
£11.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,214.95
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92 FPS
£9.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£829.95
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92 FPS
£7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£709.95
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105 FPS
£11.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,219.95
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101 FPS
£10.69/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,079.95
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