Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1159 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 3% better in Rocket League than Core i5-3550 - 702 vs 681 FPS
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $71.45 vs $335.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-3550 - $0.1 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Buy for $335 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 132 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
702
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.45
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $71.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 134 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
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Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
No | Overclockable | No |