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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $61.8 vs $241.95
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 116% better in League of Legends than Core i5-6400 - 274 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
50.06759801712482%
Multi-Core
3023
30.82806445033653%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-11700K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
260 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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256 FPS
$14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,599
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103 FPS
$3.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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