Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 1206 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 1% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-6700 - 106 vs 105 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $150.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 6% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-9400 - $1.43 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
No | Overclockable | No |