Buy on Amazon
$67.95
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
Availability
MSRP in USD: $182
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $67.95 vs $150.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-11500 - $0.56 vs $1.04 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 18% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6400 - 144 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
122
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$67.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
Buy for $67.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 6 minutes ago
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
Buy for $150 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-11500
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
$16.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,289
In Stock
78 FPS
$17.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,339
In Stock
78 FPS
$32.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,549
In Stock
78 FPS
$16.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,259
In Stock
78 FPS
$16.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,279
In Stock
78 FPS
$14.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,149
In Stock
78 FPS
$15.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,179
In Stock
78 FPS
$15.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,209
In Stock
78 FPS
$16.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,289
In Stock
78 FPS
$18.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,459
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
