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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1635 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-2600 - 156 vs 151 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $54.95 vs $99.95
- Up to 44% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-6400 - $0.36 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
156
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
56.25%
Price, $
$99.95
54%
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 i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
151
96.7948717948718%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$54.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2600 Processor 3.4GHz 5.0GT/s 8MB LGA 1155 CPU, OEM (CM8062300834302)
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Updated 349619 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
612
55.08550855085509%
Multi-Core
2054
67.94574925570626%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-2600
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
8 FPS
$112.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$900
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25 FPS
$32.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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