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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - CA$158.51 vs CA$225.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-9600K - CA$0.75 vs CA$1.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 7% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-6400 - 226 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
211
93%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$158.51
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
Buy for CA$158.51 on Amazon
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Updated 12346 minutes ago
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
226
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1/FPS
75%
Price, CA$
CA$225
70%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I59600K Boxed Core i5-9600K Processor, 9MB Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
Buy for CA$225 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12346 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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