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Core i5-6400 vs Core i7-6700K

Core i5-6400 vs Core i7-6700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700K is 30 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i5-6400 - 184 vs 182 FPS
  • Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - €188.88 vs €258.88
  • Up to 27% better value when playing Stray than Core i5-6400 - €1.03 vs €1.42 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Stray.
Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

182

98%

Value, €/FPS

€1.42/FPS

72%

Price, €

€258.88

72%

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


FPS

184

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.03/FPS

100%

Price, €

€188.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel BX80662I7 Processore 6700K Core i7-6700K, 4 GHz, cache 8 MB, Socket LGA1151

Buy for 188.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7943 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

75%

Multi-Core

3023

61%

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1480

100%

Multi-Core

4897

100%

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo

Intel Core i5-6400

vs
Intel Core i7-6700K Logo

Intel Core i7-6700K

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
65 W
TDP91 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
27.0xMultiplier
40.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsHD Graphics 530
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-6700K

Stray, 1920 x 1080, High

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