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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4771 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 i7-4771 is 669 days older than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-4771 - $79.0 vs $129.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-4771 - $0.94 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-4771 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4771
- Performs up to 1% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-6400 - 85 vs 84 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Intel Core i7-4771 3.5 3 LGA 1150 Processor, 8M Cache, up to 3.90 GHz (BX80646I74771)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-4771
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-4771 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-4771
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
27 FPS
$30.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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