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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6400 is 2418 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 8% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-920 - 202 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i7-920 - $79.0 vs $90.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-920 - $0.39 vs $0.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-920 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-920 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
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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Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-920 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 17th, 2008 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-920
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
$3.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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