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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 1205 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 2% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-6500 - 200 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - $88.42 vs $138.89
- Up to 37% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i5-6500 - $0.49 vs $0.78 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 6 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
197
98.5%
Value, €/FPS
€0.78/FPS
62.82051282051282%
Price, €
€154.17
63%
INTEL BX80662I56500 INTEL CORE I5-6500 UP TO 3.6GHZ 6M
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
200
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€98.15
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
85.04335260115607%
Multi-Core
3217
67.09071949947862%
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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