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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1347 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 5% better in Saints Row than Core i7-2700K - 157 vs 149 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $82.0 vs $99.95
- Up to 14% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-6400 - $0.55 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
85.9375%
Price, $
$99.95
82%
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 i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
FPS
149
94.90445859872611%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$82
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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Updated 354041 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Single-Core
664
59.765976597659765%
Multi-Core
2264
74.8924909030764%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-2700K
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
33 FPS
$24.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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