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Core i5-6400 vs Core i7-2600K

Core i5-6400 vs Core i7-2600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $182

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1635 days newer than Core i7-2600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Performs up to 20% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i7-2600K - 90 vs 75 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Mirage.
Assassin's Creed Mirage

Assassin's Creed Mirage

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

90

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

75

83.33333333333334%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£298.98

100%

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

100%

Multi-Core

3023

100%

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

668

60.12601260126013%

Multi-Core

2320

76.74495534237512%

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo

Intel Core i5-6400

vs
Intel Core i7-2600K Logo

Intel Core i7-2600K

Jul 2nd, 2015
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
27.0xMultiplier
34.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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