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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400 is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 13% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6900K - 142 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - €129.99 vs €188.88
- Up to 39% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6900K - €0.92 vs €1.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i7-6900K 3,20 gHz LGA2011-V3 20MB Cache
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Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
142
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.92/FPS
100%
Price, €
€129.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 6 core fino a 4,4 GHz LGA1200 (chipset Intel® serie 500 e serie 400 selezionati) 65 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Core i5-11400
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
89 FPS
€9.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
€10.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400
4 GB, N/A Storage
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€699.99
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64 FPS
€12.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400
4 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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