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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 1206 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - £128.88 vs £188.88
- Up to 31% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-9400 - £1.07 vs £1.56 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6700 - 121 vs 120 FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
120
99%
Value, £/FPS
£1.07/FPS
100%
Price, £
£128.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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