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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1159 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Core i5-3550 - 197 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $99.95 vs $335.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-3550 - $0.51 vs $1.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
191
96.95431472081218%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
29.142857142857142%
Price, $
$335
29%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/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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Updated 349046 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
57.515751575157516%
Multi-Core
1896
62.71915315911346%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy 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 |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i5-6400
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
48 FPS
$16.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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