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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6800K 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 i7-6800K is 334 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Performs up to 4% better in War Thunder than Core i5-6400 - 169 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-6800K - $49.46 vs $65.81
- Up to 21% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i7-6800K - $0.34 vs $0.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
169
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.43/FPS
79.06976744186048%
Price, €
€73.05
75%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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Updated 58288 minutes ago
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
163
96.44970414201184%
Value, €/FPS
€0.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€54.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Updated 58288 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
90.76797385620915%
Multi-Core
3023
53.40045928281223%
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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