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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-9100F 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 i3-9100F is 1391 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i3-9100F - $99.95 vs $115.0
- Up to 9% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i3-9100F - $0.5 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-9100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-6400 - 208 vs 201 FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
201
96.63461538461539%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/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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Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
90.9090909090909%
Price, $
$115
86%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 354052 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
80.85880640465794%
Multi-Core
3023
82.39302262196784%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i3-9100F
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
66 FPS
$12.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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