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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 1570 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-6400 - 207 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $99.95 vs $1200.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-10980XE - $0.5 vs $5.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.8/FPS
8.620689655172415%
Price, $
$1200
8%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
200
96.61835748792271%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
70.76433121019107%
Multi-Core
3023
25.22319566124322%
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10980XE or Core i5-6400
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
22 FPS
$36.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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