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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 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 i5-9500 is 1205 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 26% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-6400 - 54 vs 43 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $99.95 vs $160.74
- Up to 22% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-9500 - $2.32 vs $2.98 per FPS
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.98/FPS
77.85234899328859%
Price, $
$160.74
62%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
43
79.62962962962963%
Value, $/FPS
$2.32/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
75.68119891008175%
Multi-Core
3023
60.5811623246493%
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9500 or Core i5-6400
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$807.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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