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In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 765 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $100.0 vs $130.73
- Up to 16% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-8400 - $1.12 vs $1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 10% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i3-6100 - 98 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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1920 x 1080
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Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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