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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 7% better in Valheim than Core i5-6400 - 210 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $99.95 vs $113.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-11400F - $0.51 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
94.44444444444444%
Price, $
$113
88%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
197
93.80952380952381%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
Value Winner
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
Highest
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
56.65476797552269%
Multi-Core
3023
39.73449001051525%
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i5-6400
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
73 FPS
$13.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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69 FPS
$16.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,126.88
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62 FPS
$12.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$799
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62 FPS
$18.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,135.88
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46 FPS
$12.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$575.4
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62 FPS
$13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$857.5
In Stock
62 FPS
$14.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$910.41
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76 FPS
$11.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$881.99
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46 FPS
$14.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$660.87
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76 FPS
$11.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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