Intel Core i5-6400 Need For Speed Benchmarks - Can Core i5-6400 Run Need For Speed?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2015 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 2.7GHz, max speed at 3.3GHz, and a 65W power rating. Core i5-6400 is based on the Skylake-S 14nm family and part of the Core i5 series.
Price 41.6%
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Core i5-6400 - 1080p - GTX 970 - Need For Speed Benchmarks

Core i5-9600K
70.2
Core i5-8600K
69.8
Core i5-8600
68
Ryzen 5 2600X
67.8
Core i5-8500
67.4
Ryzen 5 1600X
66.7
Core i5-8400
66.5
Ryzen 5 1600
66.2
Ryzen 5 2600
66
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
65.7
Core i5-7640X
63.2
Ryzen 5 2500X
62.9
Core i5-7600K
62.7
Core i5-7600
62.1
Core i5-7500
61.8
Core i5-5675C
61.6
FX-6300
61.4
Ryzen 5 1500X
61.3
Ryzen 5 2400G
61.2
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
61.2
Core i5-6600K
61.1
Core i5-4690K
61.1
Core i5-4690
60.9
Core i5-6600
60.7
Core i5-4670K
60.7
Core i5-6685R
60.5
Core i5-4590
60.5
Core i5-3570
60.4
Ryzen 5 1400
60.4
Core i5-7400
60.2
Core i5-4670
60.2
Core i5-6585R
60
Core i5-6500
60
Core i5-2550K
59.9
Core i5-3350P
59.6
Core i5-6402P
59.6
Core i5-4570
59.6
Core i5-4690S
59.6
Core i5-6400
59.6
Core i5-4460
59.4
Core i5-3570K
59.4
Core i5-3550
59.4
Core i5-3470
59.1
Core i5-4440
58.9
Core i5-3340
58.8
Core i5-4430
58.7
Core i5-3450
58.7
Core i5-2450P
58.7
Core i5-3475S
58.4
Core i5-2380P
58.4
FX-6330
57.7
Core i5-3335S
57.7
FX-6350
57.7
FX-6120
57.6
Core i5-3330
57.6
FX-6130
57.5
FX-6200
57.4
Core i5-3450S
57.3
Core i5-4590S
57.3
Core i5-4460S
57.3
Core i5-3340S
57.3
Core i5-4440S
57.3
Core i5-3550S
57.3
Core i5-3470S
57.3
Core i5-3570S
57.3
Core i5-4670S
57.3
Core i5-4430S
57.3
Core i5-4570S
57.3
FX-4350
55.8
FX-4170
55.7
FX-4320
55.6
FX-4150
55.4
Core i5-3330S
55.1
Core i5-750
55.1
FX-4300
55.1
FX-4130
54.8
FX-4200
54.5
A12-9800
53.8
A10-9700
52.9
Core i5-750S
52.9
A10-7860k
52.8
Pro A10-7800B
52.7
A10-7800
52.6
A10-5700
52.6
A10-7890K
52.4
A10-6800K
52.4
A10-7870K
52.3
A10-6700
52.3
A10-6790K
52.1
A10-6790B
52.1
Pro A10-7850B
51.9
A10-7850K
51.9
A10-7700K
51.3
A10-6800B
51.3
A10-5800K
51.3
A10-6700T
50.7

The Core i5-6400 GPU ranks between the Core i5-4690S and Core i5-4460 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i5-4690S but still offers 0.3% more juice than the Core i5-4460 for those epic gaming sessions. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i5-6400 shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i5-4460 by a whopping 0.3%. Once again, the Core i5-4460 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Skylake-S-based successor shows a ~0.3% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i5-4460 is a testament to how far behind the mid-range Haswell Refresh-based GPUs lag compared to the new Skylake-S lineup. With its performance, the Core i5-6400 snags the 39th spot on the leaderboard. Intel's Core i5-6400 may only have a slight edge over the Core i5-4460, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock A10-7890K in gaming marathons. In the gaming world, the Core i5-6400 GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 4-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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