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Intel logo Core i7-2600
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Intel logo Core i5-6400

Intel Core i7-2600 logo Intel Core i5-6400 logo
General information Core i7-2600 Core i5-6400
Launched Q4 2010 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Skylake-S
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 20.6 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 13.2 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i7-2600 Core i5-6400
Overall Score 43115 0 % 42755 0.8 %
Future Proof 21 % 57.1 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3455 0 % 3342 3.3 %
Single Thread Score 1726.1 11.9 % 1960 0 %
Encrypting Data 1600.6 MB/s 0 % 1479.6 MB/s 7.6 %
Compressing Data 88.4 MB/s 0 % 69.7 MB/s 21.2 %
String objects sorting 13159 thousand/s 0 % 8968 thousand/s 31.8 %
Prime numbers generation 24 millions/s 7.4 % 25.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 20702.1 millions/s 0 % 13450.1 millions/s 35 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7748.9 millions/s 33.1 % 11585.8 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600, Core i5-6400.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600 Core i5-6400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.7 FPS 81.7 FPS
High settings 132.4 FPS 130.8 FPS
Medium settings 165.5 FPS 163.4 FPS
Low settings 206.8 FPS 204.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-2600 Core i5-6400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.6 FPS 125.9 FPS
High settings 202.5 FPS 201.5 FPS
Medium settings 253.1 FPS 251.8 FPS
Low settings 316.4 FPS 314.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %
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