Intel Core i5-2320 vs Intel Core i5-6400

Intel Core i5-2320
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2011
Intel Core i5-2320
Intel Core i5-6400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    130%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    126%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    133%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2320

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-6400.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 26% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 33% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 30% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-6400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-6400

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6400

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i5-6400
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
AES-NI
AVX2
VT-d
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i5-6400
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameSandy BridgevsSkylake
Release DateSep 2011vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i5-6400
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-2320Intel 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 i5-2320Intel Core i5-6400
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size216mm²vs177mm²
Process32 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-2320Intel Core i5-6400
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs2700 MHz
Turbo Clock3300 MHzvs3300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    3300 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3795 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    12000 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    12420 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    7870
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10168

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    2730
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3324

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    8478
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10338

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2320
    2543
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3252

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2320 (simulated)
    108.81
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    140.25

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2320 (simulated)
    427.27
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    644.14

points - higher is better