Intel Core i3-10110Y vs Intel Core i5-6400

Processor comparisons 02-07-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i3-10110Y vs Intel Core i5-6400 and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, 3DMark, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, Prime95, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Blender, SuperPi, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, MATLAB, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Rainbow Six Siege
Apex Legends
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Watch Dogs Legion
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Cyberpunk 2077
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Valheim
Fallout 76

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6400 or Intel Core i3-10110Y.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-10110Y

51%

Core i5-6400

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-10110Y

50%

Core i5-6400

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.7	91.3
Valorant	102.0	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	58.1
Apex Legends	95.9	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	77.8
Overwatch	82.6	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.9
Warzone	79.5	80.9
Assassin's Creed	85.7	87.1
Valheim	84.6	86.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-10110Y

444%

Core i5-6400

49%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-10110Y is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6400 since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-10110Y	Intel Core i5-6400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	105	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	272	497
Cinbench 20 Single-core	268	275
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	632	1061
Cinbench 23 Single-core	450	1001
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1746	3997

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-10110Y	Intel Core i5-6400
Single-Core	2271	1957
Multi-Core	3493	5167

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-10110Y	Intel Core i5-6400
Single-Core	934	959
Multi-Core	1712	3221

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i3-10110Y	Intel Core i5-6400
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2015
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	UTFCBGA1377	LGA 1151
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	6
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	2.7 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	858 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	65 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory	16 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	33.33 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-6400 is 62% better than Core i3-10110Y in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-6400 has 2 more core than Core i3-10110Y. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-10110Y is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6400 is better: 28
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i3-10110Y and Intel Core i5-6400 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-10110Y - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-10110Y specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-6400 specs and review.