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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1175 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-9400 - 211 vs 208 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $160.91 vs $180.0
- Up to 9% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-6700K - $0.77 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
211
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
90.58823529411765%
Price, $
$180
89%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-6700K
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In Stock
Updated 354183 minutes ago
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
208
98.5781990521327%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
93.51351351351352%
Multi-Core
4795
97.91709209720237%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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