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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 334 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $79.0 vs $499.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-6950X - $4.65 vs $20.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 41% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 17 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-6950X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Core i5-6400
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