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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4130 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4130 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 669 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4130.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 1% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-4130 - 127 vs 126 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4130
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $41.13 vs $72.9
- Up to 42% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6400 - $0.33 vs $0.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 54 vs 65 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
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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Core i3-4130
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
126
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$41.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-4130 3.4 3 FCLGA 1150 Processor BX80646I34130
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-4130
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i3-4130 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 54 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4400 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i3-4130
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
15 FPS
$55.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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