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$74
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600 and the more expensive Core i5-6400 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6400 - 130 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $74.0 vs $99.95
- Up to 28% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-6400 - $0.57 vs $0.79 per FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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In Stock
Updated 349748 minutes ago
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
127
97.6923076923077%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
72.15189873417721%
Price, $
$99.95
74%
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
Buy for $99.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349748 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
86.3919129082426%
Multi-Core
3023
85.10698198198197%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Core i5-6400
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
15 FPS
$53.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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