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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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: 64.76

Overall Rank: 1612

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

Average CPU Mark

5168

Single Thread Rating: 1963
Samples: 4432*
*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	13,623 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,622 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,920 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,481 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	71,869 KBytes/Sec
Physics	412 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,248 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,963 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2023

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$188.81 USD	Buy Now!
	$79.80 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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)
	2017 Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 Desktop PC (Tiny), Quad Core Intel Core i5-6400 2.7 GHz, 4GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 10, USB Mouse & Keyboard (Black)	$499.00 (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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,543
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,409
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,716
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,610
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,417
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		5,168

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.84
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.88
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		64.76
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
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 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,944
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		1,963

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1960028 - Dec 01 2023		5613
BL1960027 - Dec 01 2023		5613
BL1958284 - Nov 29 2023		5400
BL1957404 - Nov 28 2023		5426
BL1957232 - Nov 28 2023		5607

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 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		5,168
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		6,334 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,633 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,494 (-13.0%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,349 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i3-6098P @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,046 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		6,029 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,682 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,595 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,488 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,344 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i3-6300T @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		3,999 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		6,144 (+18.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,211
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,078
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,573
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,426
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,389
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,206
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,810
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,755
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,516
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		948

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

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