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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400 is 1703 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 2% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i3-6100 - 117 vs 115 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - €140.4 vs €168.88
- Up to 18% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i3-6100 - €1.2 vs €1.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core i3-6100 Processor (3M Cache, 3.70 GHz)
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
117
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.2/FPS
100%
Price, €
€140.4
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 400) 65 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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