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$490
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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MSRP in USD: $182
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 i9-10900K
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than Core i5-6400 - 179 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $99.95 vs $490.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10900K - $0.59 vs $2.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.74/FPS
21.532846715328464%
Price, $
$490
20%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Updated 349337 minutes ago
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
170
94.97206703910615%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/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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In Stock
Updated 349337 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
63.52201257861635%
Multi-Core
3023
32.99137836952963%
Intel Core i9-10900K | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900K or Core i5-6400
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
$52.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
In Stock
31 FPS
$26.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$807.49
In Stock
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