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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $99.95 vs $198.9
- Up to 43% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-11600K - $0.55 vs $0.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-6400 - 204 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
181
88.72549019607843%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
56.70103092783506%
Price, $
$198.9
50%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
50.823421774931376%
Multi-Core
3023
35.23720713369857%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-11600K
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
40 FPS
$20.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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