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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 6% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3470 - 127 vs 120 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $69.0 vs $99.95
- Up to 28% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6400 - $0.57 vs $0.79 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
72.15189873417721%
Price, $
$99.95
69%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
120
94.48818897637796%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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Updated 349631 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
622
55.98559855985599%
Multi-Core
1840
60.86668871981475%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-3470
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
15 FPS
$53.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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