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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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MSRP in USD: $182
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 9% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-6400 - 155 vs 142 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 21% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $79.0 vs $99.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-10400F - $0.56 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
86%
Price, $
$99.99
79%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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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
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i5-6400
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
16 FPS
$38.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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7 FPS
$109.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$767
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37 FPS
$25.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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27 FPS
$40.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,084
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85 FPS
$13.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149.99
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47 FPS
$20.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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28 FPS
$27.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$770.03
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27 FPS
$48.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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7 FPS
$106.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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47 FPS
$33.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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