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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1287 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6700 - 121 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $112.0 vs $150.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6700 - $0.93 vs $1.25 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
120
99.17355371900827%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
74.4%
Price, $
$150
74%
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
93.83164005805516%
Multi-Core
4140
85.64335953661563%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i7-6700
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
43 FPS
$26.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$27.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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51 FPS
$16.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$829.99
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33 FPS
$21.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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