10400 offers significant improvements over the 4690K.
10400 offers significant improvements over the 4690K.
Amazon offers the 3600 for $200, whereas the 10400F costs $155. Roughly two years back, Intel was the one charging too much, and AMD provided better deals. Seems like their positions have changed.
Obtain the 10400 model; at 2666mhz it performs nearly as well as the 3600. At 3000mhz+ it closely aligns with it. Also, 5600x correlates well with 10900k and 10700k, suggesting no significant performance gap between 10400 and higher options. Based on this, it makes sense to choose 10400 over 10700k if they deliver similar results.
The difference isn't justified by the $250 increase. At 140 fps from the 10400, just 1% improvement seems too little for anyone to notice. I'd rather allocate that amount to a better graphics card. Upgrading from 3060 to 3070 or beyond will give much more noticeable gains. Or consider a larger M.2 drive, another SSD, or a bigger/better monitor. Not worth it in my opinion.
Your question was about clarifying the target amount. You mentioned choosing 10,400 instead of 3,600.