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

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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

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 70.83

Overall Rank: 1352

Last Price Change: $73.00 USD (2023-02-07)

Average CPU Mark

5170

Single Thread Rating: 1966
Samples: 4128*
*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	13,741 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,698 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,463 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70.3 MBytes/Sec
Physics	414 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,271 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,966 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$188.02 USD	Buy Now!
	$73.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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 i3650-2820SLV Tower Desktop Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Processor 8GB DDR3L 1TB HDD Windows 7 Professional Silver	$640.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS G11CD-US51 Core i5-6400 2.7G 8GB DDR4 1TB SATA HDD DVDRW Win10 64bit Desktop	$1499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$529.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,758
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,562
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		5,170

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		167.58
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.98
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		70.83
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		33.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		1,966

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1736068 - Feb 03 2023		4977
BL1735794 - Feb 03 2023		4153
BL1735786 - Feb 03 2023		5449
BL1735769 - Feb 03 2023		5383
BL1735169 - Feb 02 2023		5410

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 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		5,170
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		6,347 (+22.8%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,645 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,363 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i3-6098P @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,154 (-19.7%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,672 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,595 (+8.2%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,350 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i3-6300T @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,029 (-22.1%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		6,039 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,499 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,953 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,677 (-9.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,804
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,566
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,706
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,696
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,664
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,605
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,444
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,440
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		952

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

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