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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K is 1764 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $99.95 vs $490.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-10900K - $0.61 vs $2.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 23% better in War Thunder than Core i5-6400 - 201 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
163
81.09452736318407%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/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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Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
63.52201257861635%
Multi-Core
3023
32.99137836952963%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i9-10900K
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
187 FPS
$31.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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106 FPS
$7.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$807.49
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