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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 30 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $79.0 vs $180.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-6700K - $0.4 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-6400 - 206 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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 i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-6700K
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
22 FPS
$37.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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