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MSRP $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Core i5-6400
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - $63.16 vs $304.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i7-10700K - $0.29 vs $1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-10700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-6400 - 228 vs 220 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
220
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.16
482%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
228
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.34/FPS
22%
Price, $
$304.99
100%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)
Buy for $304.99 on Amazon
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Updated 448 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400 | vs | Core i7-10700K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-10700K
With selected game settings
131 FPS
$11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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131 FPS
$14.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,908.91
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154 FPS
$16.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,491
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166 FPS
$18.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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166 FPS
$16.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,694
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Laptops Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-10700K
With selected game settings
98 FPS
$40.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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