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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3570K 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 i5-3570K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-3570K - 156 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-3570K - $67.64 vs $139.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-3570K - $0.43 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3570K - 65 vs 77 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
156
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$67.64
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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Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
148
94.87179487179486%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
45.744680851063826%
Price, $
$139
48%
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K
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Updated 58291 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
686
61.74617461746175%
Multi-Core
2071
68.50810453192193%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-3570K |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-3570K
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
45 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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