Buy on Amazon
£98.8
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1734 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - £98.8 vs £188.88
- Up to 48% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-6700K - £0.38 vs £0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-10400F - 260 vs 258 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
258
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.8
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
Buy for £98.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10089 minutes ago
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
Buy for £188.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10089 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i7-6700K
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
151 FPS
£5.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£844.95
In Stock
151 FPS
£4.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£724.8
In Stock
151 FPS
£6.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£974.95
In Stock
163 FPS
£6.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,074.95
In Stock
151 FPS
£8.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,314.95
In Stock
143 FPS
£6.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£929.95
In Stock
143 FPS
£5.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£809.95
In Stock
151 FPS
£8.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,294.95
In Stock
149 FPS
£7.25/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,079.95
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
