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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 552 days older than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 2% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-7400 - 172 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - CA$188.88 vs CA$228.88
- Up to 16% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-6700 - CA$1.12 vs CA$1.33 per FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
172
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.33/FPS
84%
Price, CA$
CA$228.88
82%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
169
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7400 3GHz 6MBNew Retail, BX80677I57400New Retail Smart Cache Box
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Updated 5013 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-7400
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
60 FPS
CA$18.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,099.99
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51 FPS
CA$20.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,049.99
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