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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400F is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $79.0 vs $99.95
- Up to 20% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i5-10400F - $0.53 vs $0.66 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 1% better in Dead Space than Core i5-6600 - 152 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
80%
Price, $
$99.95
79%
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
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Core i5-10400F
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
46 FPS
$19.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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46 FPS
$23.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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37 FPS
$20.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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47 FPS
$15.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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56 FPS
$16.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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56 FPS
$28.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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37 FPS
$20.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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41 FPS
$15.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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46 FPS
$28.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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44 FPS
$21.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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