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MSRP $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-10700F is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Core i5-6400
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $57.43 vs $224.00
- Up to 72% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-10700F - $0.26 vs $0.93 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 8% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-6400 - 240 vs 223 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
223
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$57.43
390%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400 | vs | Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-10700F
With selected game settings
94 FPS
$11.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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103 FPS
$20.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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103 FPS
$11.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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133 FPS
$5.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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107 FPS
$12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$20.75/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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112 FPS
$7.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$10.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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103 FPS
$16.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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133 FPS
$6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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