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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-9100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-9100 is 1157 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - $67.64 vs $107.0
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Performs up to 2% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-6400 - 225 vs 221 FPS
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
80.56562726613488%
Multi-Core
3023
84.04225743675285%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i3-9100
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
73 FPS
$5.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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