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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 i7-6700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-10400F - 179 vs 178 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - £98.8 vs £188.88
- Up to 47% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6700K - £0.56 vs £1.06 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
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
178
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i5-10400F
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
70 FPS
£12.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
£10.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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70 FPS
£13.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£974.95
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86 FPS
£12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,074.95
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70 FPS
£18.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,314.95
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60 FPS
£15.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£929.95
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60 FPS
£13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£809.95
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70 FPS
£18.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
£16.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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