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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400F is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $39.5 vs $99.95
- Up to 59% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i5-10400F - $0.16 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-6500 - 258 vs 249 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
258
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
41%
Price, $
$99.95
39%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i5-10400F
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
132 FPS
$8.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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132 FPS
$6.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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122 FPS
$6.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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133 FPS
$5.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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143 FPS
$6.65/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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122 FPS
$6.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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143 FPS
$10.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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127 FPS
$4.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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132 FPS
$9.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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130 FPS
$7.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$929.99
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