Core i5-10400F vs Core i7-6700

Prices and Stock

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

Prices and Stock

Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-10400F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400F is 1765 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.

Advantages of Core i5-10400F

Performs up to 9% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i7-6700 - 102 vs 94 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i7-6700

Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $118.21 vs $149.95
Up to 14% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-10400F - $1.26 vs $1.47 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

102

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.47/FPS

86%

Price, $

$149.95

78%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for $149.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

FPS

92%

Value, $/FPS

$1.26/FPS

100%

Price, $

$118.21

100%

Value Winner

Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Buy for $118.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 203 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

1920 x 1080

Very High

171

FPS

150

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

130

FPS

127

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

369

FPS

349

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

779

FPS

763

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

205

FPS

200

FPS

Dota 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1438

100%

Multi-Core

5751

100%

Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Single-Core

1293

90%

Multi-Core

4140

72%

Core i5-10400F	vs	Core i7-6700
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Jul 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	3.4 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.0 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
29.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	HD Graphics 530
No	Overclockable	No