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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7500 is 551 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Performs up to 1% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6400 - 344 vs 339 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $89.0 vs $99.95
- Up to 10% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6400 - $0.26 vs $0.29 per FPS
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
339
98.54651162790698%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
89.65517241379311%
Price, $
$99.95
89%
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
344
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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Updated 354057 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
87.48031496062993%
Multi-Core
3023
86.91776883266245%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-7500
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
48 FPS
$16.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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