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

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General information Core i7-2600K 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 3000 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i7-2600K Core i5-6400
Overall Score 43499 0 % 42858 1.5 %
Future Proof 21 % 57.1 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3580 0 % 3374 5.8 %
Single Thread Score 1737.8 10.8 % 1949.2 0 %
Encrypting Data 1646.7 MB/s 0 % 1475.1 MB/s 10.4 %
Compressing Data 89.6 MB/s 0 % 69.5 MB/s 22.5 %
String objects sorting 13413 thousand/s 0 % 8806.1 thousand/s 34.3 %
Prime numbers generation 25.9 millions/s 0.7 % 26.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21177 millions/s 0 % 13662 millions/s 35.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7862.4 millions/s 32.3 % 11612 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Core i7-2600K Core i5-6400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.5 FPS 81.7 FPS
High settings 133.6 FPS 130.7 FPS
Medium settings 167.0 FPS 163.3 FPS
Low settings 208.8 FPS 204.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.2 %

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 i7-2600K Core i5-6400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.9 FPS 125.8 FPS
High settings 203.1 FPS 201.3 FPS
Medium settings 253.8 FPS 251.6 FPS
Low settings 317.3 FPS 314.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.9 %
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