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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $99.95 vs $1579.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i9-9960X - $1.16 vs $15.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 21% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-6400 - 104 vs 86 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 32 vs 4 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
86
82.6923076923077%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/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 i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$15.18/FPS
7.64163372859025%
Price, $
$1579
6%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
80.62409288824384%
Multi-Core
3023
30.2481488893336%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i9-9960X
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
$807.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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