Intel Core i5-7400 vs Intel Core i7-2600K
Summary
Intel Core i5-7400
100%
Intel Core i7-2600K
122%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-7400
106%
Intel Core i7-2600K
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-7400
100%
Intel Core i7-2600K
140%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7400 |
| 6% higher single threaded performance. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600K |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 40% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 22% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-2600K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-2600K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Kabylake | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | vs | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Sep 2016 | vs | Jan 2011 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | vs | Intel HD 3000 |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 216mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | Intel Core i7-2600K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 95 W |
Intel Core i5-7400
3960 points
Intel Core i7-2600K
3800 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-7400
15840 points
Intel Core i7-2600K
16320 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-7400
14682
Intel Core i7-2600K
19925
MIPS - higher is better
Intel Core i5-7400
115.08
Intel Core i7-2600K
116.18
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-7400
352.96
Intel Core i7-2600K
618.82
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-7400
549
Intel Core i7-2600K
614
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-7400
148
Intel Core i7-2600K
129
points - higher is better