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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-10300 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 i3-10300 is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 30% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-6400 - 109 vs 84 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $79.0 vs $199.06
- Up to 49% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i3-10300 - $0.94 vs $1.83 per FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
109
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.83/FPS
51%
Price, $
$199.06
39%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-10300 or Core i5-6400
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
$825.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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