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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 4% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-2500K - 287 vs 277 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $99.95 vs $390.81
- Up to 75% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-2500K - $0.35 vs $1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
287
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/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 349410 minutes ago
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
277
96.51567944250871%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
24.822695035460992%
Price, $
$390.81
25%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Updated 349409 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
58.14581458145815%
Multi-Core
1921
63.54614621237181%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-2500K
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$12.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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