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: 46.89

Overall Rank: 1278

Last Price Change: $110.08 USD (2022-10-01)

Average CPU Mark

5161

Single Thread Rating: 1963
Samples: 3989*
*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	13,792 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,738 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,452 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	70.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	414 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,267 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,963 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 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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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)
	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)	$699.00 (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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,710
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,250
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,037
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,970
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,190
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,635
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,816
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,458
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,799
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		5,161

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of October 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.06
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		113.85
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		86.35
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		73.81
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		46.89
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		46.06
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.82
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		33.88
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 1st of October 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		3,832
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,755
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,570
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
BL1639244 - Sep 30 2022		5556
BL1639166 - Sep 30 2022		5379
BL1638831 - Sep 29 2022		5337
BL1638426 - Sep 29 2022		5541
BL1636637 - Sep 26 2022		5277

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
As of 1st of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		5,161
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		6,097
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz		4,154
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		5,655
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz		4,401
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz		4,389
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz		5,638
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		5,591
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		5,507
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz		4,344
Intel Core i3-6300T @ 3.30GHz		4,040
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		6,329
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz		6,166

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

Pricing History

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