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Intel logo Core i5-6400
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General information Core i5-6400 Core i3-3250
Launched Q3 2015 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Skylake-S Ivy Bridge
Clock 2.7 GHz 22.9 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 55 W 15.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-6400 Core i3-3250
Overall Score 42756 0 % 35451 17.1 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 34 % 30.6 %
Benchmark Score 3342 0 % 1579 52.8 %
Single Thread Score 1947.3 0 % 1835.6 5.7 %
Encrypting Data 1474.6 MB/s 58.7 % 3573.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 70.3 MB/s 0 % 47.9 MB/s 31.8 %
String objects sorting 8853.4 thousand/s 0 % 6734.4 thousand/s 23.9 %
Prime numbers generation 26.2 millions/s 0 % 13.9 millions/s 46.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 13598.6 millions/s 0 % 10831.2 millions/s 20.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11632.2 millions/s 0 % 5394.5 millions/s 53.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6400, Core i3-3250.

Average frames per second Core i5-6400 Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 81.7 FPS 60.0 FPS
High settings 130.8 FPS 96.0 FPS
Medium settings 163.5 FPS 120.0 FPS
Low settings 204.3 FPS 150.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.6 %

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 i5-6400 Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 125.8 FPS 113.0 FPS
High settings 201.3 FPS 180.7 FPS
Medium settings 251.6 FPS 225.9 FPS
Low settings 314.5 FPS 282.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.2 %
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