Core i7-6700 vs Core i5-10400F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $303

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

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

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 i7-6700

Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $106.89 vs $151.88
Up to 28% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-10400F - $0.84 vs $1.16 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-10400F

Performs up to 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-6700 - 131 vs 128 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of Dying Light 2: Stay Human.

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

FPS

128

98%

Value, $/FPS

$0.84/FPS

100%

Price, $

$106.89

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for $106.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 405 minutes ago

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

131

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.16/FPS

72%

Price, $

$151.88

70%

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 $151.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 405 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

154

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

191

FPS

174

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

184

FPS

180

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

677

FPS

663

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

High

770

FPS

755

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Single-Core

1318

91%

Multi-Core

4201

73%

Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

1455

100%

Multi-Core

5778

100%

Core i7-6700	vs	Core i5-10400F
Jul 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
3.4 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.9 GHz
4.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
34.0x	Multiplier	29.0x
HD Graphics 530	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No