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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-7700 is 551 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $99.95 vs $167.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-7700 - $5.88 vs $6.19 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 59% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6400 - 27 vs 17 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
17
62.96296296296296%
Value, $/FPS
$5.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.19/FPS
94.9919224555735%
Price, $
$167
59%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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Updated 348611 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
79.98560115190784%
Multi-Core
3023
67.78026905829596%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-7700
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$807.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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