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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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

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: 58.09

Overall Rank: 1247

Last Price Change: $88.89 USD (2022-08-16)

Average CPU Mark

5164

Single Thread Rating: 1964
Samples: 3929*
*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 Math	13,831 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,765 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,449 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70.3 MBytes/Sec
Physics	414 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,270 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,964 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of August 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of August 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of August 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$88.89 USD	Buy Now!

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	2016 Edition Dell Inspiron 3000 Quad-Core High Performance Premium Desktop PC, Intel Core i5-6400 2.7 GHz Processor, 12GB Memory, 1TB HDD, SuperMulti DVD, WIFI, Bluetooth, HDMI, Windows 10	$659.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS M32CD Desktop (Intel Core i5-6400 Quad-Core 2.7GHz, 8GB DDR4 memory, 1TB Hard Drive, Windows 10) with Keyboard and Mouse	$599.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo 10FY0013US Desktop Computer ThinkCentre M800 (Intel Core i5 6th Gen 6400 2.7 GHz 4 GB DDR4 500 GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 530 Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit / Windows 10 Pro Downgrade)	$559.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Ideacentre AIO 700 23" 4K Ultra HD Multi-touch All-In-One Desktop 6th Gen Intel Skylake Core i5-6400 Processors 8GB Ram 1TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX950 Win 10	$1280.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron High Performance Desktop Tower (Intel Quad Core i5-6400 2.70 GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HDD, NVIDIA GeForce 730 2GB GDDR3, DVD, Wifi, Bluetooth, HDMI, VGA, Windows10)	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,718
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,319
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,115
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,994
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,213
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,649
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,824
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,521
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,805
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		5,164

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.13
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		109.98
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		75.98
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		61.33
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		58.09
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		47.10
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.83
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.72
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,752
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,357
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,071
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,954
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,896
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,757
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,666
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,571
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		1,964

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1613289 - Aug 16 2022		5672
BL1610689 - Aug 11 2022		5216
BL1610229 - Aug 10 2022		5306
BL1608944 - Aug 08 2022		5174
BL1607368 - Aug 05 2022		5603

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
As of 16th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		5,164
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,658
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz		4,166
Intel Core i3-6098P @ 3.60GHz		4,161
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz		5,634
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		5,597
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz		5,350
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz		4,839
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		6,099
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz		5,471
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz		5,208
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz		4,906
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz		4,664

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

Pricing History

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