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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-13100 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 i3-13100 is 2743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i3-13100 - $79.0 vs $138.98
- Up to 30% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-13100 - $0.65 vs $0.93 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-13100
- Performs up to 23% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6400 - 150 vs 122 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Intel Core i3-13100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) 12MB Cache, up to 4.5 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-13100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i3-13100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i3-13100
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
85 FPS
$8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-13100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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104 FPS
$9.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i3-13100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999
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56 FPS
$14.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$825.24
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