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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2400S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1634 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 15% better in Minecraft than Core i5-2400S - 694 vs 604 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $70.0 vs $150.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6700 - $0.12 vs $0.22 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
694
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
54.54545454545454%
Price, $
$150
46%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Updated 360829 minutes ago
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
604
87.03170028818444%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
Buy for $70 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 360828 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
496
38.36040216550657%
Multi-Core
1352
32.65700483091788%
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|---|---|
Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-2400S
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
434 FPS
$1.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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