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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3770S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3770S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1159 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3770S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770S
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $75.0 vs $99.95
- Up to 23% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-6400 - $0.27 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 3% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-3770S - 287 vs 278 FPS
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
278
96.86411149825784%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$75
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3770S Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770S
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
287
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
77.14285714285715%
Price, $
$99.95
75%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Updated 349517 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
669
60.21602160216022%
Multi-Core
2234
73.9000992391664%
Intel Core i7-3770S | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-3770S or Core i5-6400
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$12.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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