Intel Core i7-6800K vs Intel Core i5-7400
Summary
Intel Core i7-6800K
177%
Intel Core i5-7400
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-6800K
103%
Intel Core i5-7400
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-6800K
214%
Intel Core i5-7400
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6800K |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 114% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 77% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7400 |
| 75 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-6800K. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6800K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6800K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-6800K | | Intel Core i5-7400 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| vPro | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-6800K | | Intel Core i5-7400 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Broadwell | vs | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Broadwell-E | vs | Kaby Lake |
| Release Date | May 2016 | vs | Sep 2016 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-6800K | | Intel Core i5-7400 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-6800K | | Intel Core i5-7400 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 32 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 15360 KB (shared) | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-6800K | | Intel Core i5-7400 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | | vs | |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-6800K | | Intel Core i5-7400 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3800 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 140 W | vs | 65 W |
Intel Core i7-6800K
4256 points
Intel Core i5-7400
3960 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6800K
27417 points
Intel Core i5-7400
15840 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6800K
2240
Intel Core i5-7400
1365
points per second - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6800K
31102
Intel Core i5-7400
14682
MIPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6800K
119.27
Intel Core i5-7400
115.08
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6800K
991.01
Intel Core i5-7400
352.96
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6800K
1096
Intel Core i5-7400
549
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-6800K
154
Intel Core i5-7400
148
points - higher is better