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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3210 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3210 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 912 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3210.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 17% better in Rust than Core i3-3210 - 182 vs 156 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3210
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $70.0 vs $99.95
- Up to 18% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-6400 - $0.45 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
81.81818181818181%
Price, $
$99.95
70%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i3-3210
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2013
FPS
156
85.71428571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3210 3.20GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33210
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In Stock
Updated 349625 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-3210
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-3210
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2013
Single-Core
509
45.81458145814582%
Multi-Core
1018
33.67515712868012%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i3-3210 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i3-3210
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
23 FPS
$35.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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