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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400 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 i5-10400 is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 8% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-6400 - 77 vs 71 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - $79.0 vs $124.5
- Up to 31% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-10400 - $1.11 vs $1.62 per FPS
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
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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Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i5-6400
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
$1619.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$1599.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,599.99
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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1 FPS
$999.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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1 FPS
$1268.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,268.88
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1 FPS
$1199/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,199
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1 FPS
$825.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$825.24
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