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Intel logo Core i5-6400
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General information Core i5-6400 Core i7-2720QM
Launched Q3 2015 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 BGA1224
Clock 2.7 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 18.5 %
Turbo Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 50 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 45 W 30.8 %
Performance Core i5-6400 Core i7-2720QM
Overall Score 42756 0 % 40179 6 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 23 % 53.1 %
Benchmark Score 3342 0 % 2606 22 %
Single Thread Score 1964.9 0 % 1389 29.3 %
Encrypting Data 1501.4 MB/s 0 % 1221.9 MB/s 18.6 %
Compressing Data 69.7 MB/s 0 % 64.5 MB/s 7.5 %
String objects sorting 8835.7 thousand/s 6.4 % 9438.2 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 25.7 millions/s 0 % 19.8 millions/s 22.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 13639.3 millions/s 12.5 % 15586.4 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11632.2 millions/s 0 % 5967 millions/s 48.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6400, Core i7-2720QM.

Average frames per second Core i5-6400 Core i7-2720QM
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 81.7 FPS 74.1 FPS
High settings 130.7 FPS 118.5 FPS
Medium settings 163.4 FPS 148.1 FPS
Low settings 204.2 FPS 185.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.3 %

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 i7-2720QM
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 125.7 FPS 121.2 FPS
High settings 201.2 FPS 193.9 FPS
Medium settings 251.5 FPS 242.4 FPS
Low settings 314.3 FPS 302.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.6 %
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