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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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MSRP in USD: $182
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 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 i9-10900 is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-6400 - 429 vs 401 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $67.64 vs $435.0
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
65.19953051643192%
Multi-Core
3023
35.89834936468353%
Intel Core i9-10900 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900 or Core i5-6400
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
169 FPS
$11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,994.99
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89 FPS
$14.38/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Core i9-10900
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,280
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115 FPS
$3.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$374.99
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