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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-6100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1225 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Rust than Core i3-6100 - 194 vs 186 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Rust than Core i3-6100 - $0.52 vs $0.54 per 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 2% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $100.0 vs $101.79
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
194
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i3-6100
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
32 FPS
$36.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 FPS
$34.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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23 FPS
$30.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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