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Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 64.74

Overall Rank: 1706

Last Price Change: $79.80 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark
rating
5167

Single Thread Rating: 1959
Samples: 4565*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,941
Thread: 1,831

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math13,593 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,610 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,896 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,485 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression71,853 KBytes/Sec
Physics411 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,249 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,959 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of March 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of March 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of March 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$188.81 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$79.80 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,382
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,372
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,659
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22,582
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,913
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,332
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,771
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,398
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,182
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
5,167
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
212.86
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
153.65
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
140.10
Intel Core i9-12900K
117.20
Intel Core i9-13900K
104.18
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.74
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
64.74
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
32.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,639
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,175
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,038
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,840
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,568
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
1,959
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2063935 - Mar 28 2024
4586
BL2063872 - Mar 28 2024
4452
BL2061731 - Mar 26 2024
4480
BL2060803 - Mar 25 2024
5496
BL2060490 - Mar 24 2024
5576
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
As of 29th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
5,167
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
6,319 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
5,632 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
4,510 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
4,340 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i3-6098P @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
4,021 (-22.2%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
6,024 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
5,689 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
5,569 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
5,489 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
4,337 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i3-6300T @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
4,005 (-22.5%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400
6,132 (+18.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,616
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,260
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,073
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,561
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,408
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,179
Intel Core i9-14900KF
8,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,875
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,797
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K
7,545
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,532
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
946