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Core i7-5960X vs Core i5-2400

Core i7-5960X vs Core i5-2400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms Core i5-2400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1331 days newer than Core i5-2400.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X

  • Performs up to 27% better in War Thunder than Core i5-2400 - 172 vs 135 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400 - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 95 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

172

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-2400 Logo
Core i5-2400

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

135

78.48837209302324%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€112.96

100%

Intel CORE I5-2400 3.10GHZ SKT1155 6MB CACHE BOXED, BX80623I52400 (SKT1155 6MB CACHE BOXED)

Buy for 112.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 200 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

Intel Core i5-2400 Logo
Core i5-2400

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

100%

Multi-Core

7389

100%

Intel Core i5-2400 Logo
Core i5-2400

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

554

43.4850863422292%

Multi-Core

1607

21.74854513465963%

Intel Core i7-5960X

vs

Intel Core i5-2400

Sep 1st, 2014
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Haswell ECodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads4
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.1 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
140 WTDP
95 W
22 nm
Process Size32 nm
30.0xMultiplier
31.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 2000
Yes
OverclockableNo

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