Intel Core i7-4770 vs Intel Core i5-6400

Intel Core i7-4770
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Core i7-4770
Intel Core i5-6400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    117%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    109%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    126%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4770

9% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 26% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-6400.
Around 17% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6400

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Intel Core i7-4770

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4770

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-4770

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4770

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-6400
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-6400
ArchitectureIntel_HaswellvsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameHaswellvsSkylake
Release DateJun 2013vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-6400
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-6400
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-6400
SocketIntel Socket 1150vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackagevsFC-LGA12C
Die Size177mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-6400
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs2700 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs3300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP84 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    4368 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3795 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    18278 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    12420 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    13002
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10168

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    3686
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3324

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    14018
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10338

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    3416
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3252

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-4770 (simulated)
    158
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    140.25

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-4770 (simulated)
    743.14
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    644.14

points - higher is better