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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1347 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - €174.84 vs €273.66
- Up to 27% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-6400 - €3.72 vs €5.07 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 15% better in Starfield than Core i7-2700K - 54 vs 47 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
FPS
47
87.03703703703704%
Value, €/FPS
€3.72/FPS
100%
Price, €
€174.84
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2700K Processore Sandy Bridge (3,5GHz, L3-Cache, Sockel 1155)
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Updated 57337 minutes ago
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
54
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.07/FPS
73.37278106508876%
Price, €
€273.66
63%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7 GHz CPU
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In Stock
Updated 57338 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Single-Core
664
59.765976597659765%
Multi-Core
2264
74.8924909030764%
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2700K or Core i5-6400
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
€799/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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