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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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: 64.77

Overall Rank: 1477

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

Average CPU Mark

5168

Single Thread Rating: 1965
Samples: 4237*
*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	13,692 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,673 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,964 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,469 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	71,964 KBytes/Sec
Physics	413 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,263 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,965 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of June 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of June 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)
	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	$619.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-640-UA91 Gaming Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 \| 8GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 \| Windows 11 Home	$669.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Odyssey Black Widow Custom Gaming PC, RGB LED Fans, Intel Core i5 2.7GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 Ti, Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Pro x64	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,611
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,813
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,099
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,501
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,136
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		5,168

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.14
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.88
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.12
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		64.77
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.74
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 June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		1,965

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1831105 - Jun 01 2023		2542
BL1830322 - May 31 2023		5313
BL1830073 - May 30 2023		5587
BL1829943 - May 30 2023		4904
BL1828690 - May 28 2023		3311

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 June 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		6,338 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,644 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,398 (-14.9%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,353 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i3-6098P @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,080 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		6,026 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,673 (+9.8%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,606 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		5,512 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,362 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i3-6300T @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		4,024 (-22.1%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6400		6,160 (+19.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,106
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,467
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,431
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,799
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,592
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,195
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,798
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,798
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,775
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,745
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,741
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz		949

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

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