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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1635 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 8% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-2500K - 136 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $99.95 vs $390.81
- Up to 76% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-2500K - $0.73 vs $3.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
126
92.64705882352942%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
23.548387096774192%
Price, $
$390.81
25%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
58.14581458145815%
Multi-Core
1921
63.54614621237181%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Core i5-6400
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
36 FPS
$22.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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