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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 765 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 9% better in Diablo IV than Core i3-6100 - 185 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $100.0 vs $130.73
- Up to 17% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-8400 - $0.59 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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