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Core i7-5820K vs Core i5-6400

Core i7-5820K vs Core i5-6400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-5820K outperforms Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5820K is 304 days older than Core i5-6400.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-5820K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-6400 - 172 vs 170 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5820K - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5820K doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Resident Evil 4.
Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

172

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

170

98%

Value, $/FPS

$0.46/FPS

100%

Price, $

$79

100%

Value Winner

Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for $79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13904 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1160

100%

Multi-Core

5443

100%

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

95%

Multi-Core

3023

55%

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo

Intel Core i7-5820K

vs
Intel Core i5-6400 Logo

Intel Core i5-6400

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Haswell ECodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.3 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier27.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-5820K or Core i5-6400

Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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