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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6400 outperforms the more expensive FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6400 is 982 days newer than the more expensive FX-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 3% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than FX-6300 - 120 vs 116 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than FX-6300 - $72.17 vs $74.04
- Up to 6% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than FX-6300 - $0.6 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$72.17
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Skylake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 17.5x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or FX-6300
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
1 FPS
$1388.88/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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31 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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