Intel Core i5-6500 vs Intel Core i5-6400

Intel Core i5-6500
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6500
Intel Core i5-6400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    103%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    108%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    102%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6500

8% higher single threaded performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6400

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-6500Intel Core i5-6400
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i5-6500Intel Core i5-6400
ArchitectureIntel_SkylakevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameSkylakevsSkylake
Release DateJul 2015vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-6500Intel Core i5-6400
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-6500Intel Core i5-6400
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-6500Intel Core i5-6400
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size177mm²vs177mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-6500Intel Core i5-6400
Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs2700 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs3300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    4140 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3795 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    14720 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    12420 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    10602
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10168

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    3693
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3324

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    11265
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10338

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    3438
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3252

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    151
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    140.25

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-6500
    541.5
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    644.14

points - higher is better