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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 6% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3550 - 181 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $79.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3550 - $0.44 vs $1.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
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
Extreme
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-3550
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
40 FPS
$20.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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