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In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 1703 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - $100.0 vs $124.5
- Up to 16% better value when playing New World than Core i5-10400 - $0.91 vs $1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 5% better in New World than Core i3-6100 - 115 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 12 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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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
Very High
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-6100 or Core i5-10400
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
59 FPS
$27.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
$27.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,599.99
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38 FPS
$31.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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39 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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35 FPS
$36.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,268.88
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38 FPS
$31.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,199
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