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Core i7-6700 vs Core i5-7400

Core i7-6700 vs Core i5-7400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6700

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Buy for 104.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4642 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)

Buy for 89.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4642 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6700

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Buy for 104.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4642 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)

Buy for 89.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4642 minutes ago

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 5% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-7400 - 349 vs 333 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 15% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $80.43 vs $94.32
  • Up to 10% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6700 - $0.27 vs $0.3 per FPS
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


FPS

349

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.3/FPS

90%

Price, €

€104.7

85%

FPS Winner

Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Buy for 104.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4642 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

333

95%

Value, €/FPS

€0.27/FPS

100%

Price, €

€89.28

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)

Buy for 89.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4642 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1293

100%

Multi-Core

4140

100%

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1176

90%

Multi-Core

3232

78%

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo

Intel Core i7-6700

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Intel Core i5-7400 Logo

Intel Core i5-7400

Jul 1st, 2015Release Date
Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8
Threads4
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier30.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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