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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 2517 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - $57.0 vs $130.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-10400 - $0.22 vs $0.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 9% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-3250 - 279 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 12 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-3250 or Core i5-10400
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
160 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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160 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,599.99
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103 FPS
$11.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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97 FPS
$13.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,268.88
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106 FPS
$9.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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103 FPS
$11.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,199
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