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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 320 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 86% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-10400 - 54 vs 29 FPS
- Up to 42% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-10400 - $2.59 vs $4.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $130.0 vs $140.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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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 i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600 or Core i5-10400
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1522.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,522.79
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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
$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
$999.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
In Stock
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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