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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 1430 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-6900K - 183 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $112.53 vs $145.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-6900K - $0.61 vs $0.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 16 vs 12 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112.53
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
174
95.08196721311475%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
73.49397590361446%
Price, $
$145
77%
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i7-6900K
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
94 FPS
$11.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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44 FPS
$20.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$911.94
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43 FPS
$25.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,098.88
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44 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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34 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$599.99
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59 FPS
$15.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$939
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43 FPS
$28.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,229.48
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27 FPS
$28.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$779
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43 FPS
$21.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$924.99
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39 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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