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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 826 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 3% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-6400 - 297 vs 287 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €93.06 vs €242.73
- Up to 61% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8600K - €0.32 vs €0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
287
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.32/FPS
100%
Price, €
€93.06
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7GHz Boxed CPU
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In Stock
Updated 112 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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