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 - RTX 3060 - Need For Speed Benchmarks

Core i5-9600K
140.4
Core i5-8600K
139.5
Core i5-8600
135.4
Ryzen 5 2600X
134
Core i5-8500
133.8
Core i5-8400
131.9
Ryzen 5 1600X
131.4
Ryzen 5 1600
130.3
Ryzen 5 2600
129.8
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
129.2
Core i5-7640X
125.2
Core i5-7600K
123.9
Ryzen 5 2500X
123.9
Core i5-7600
122.6
Core i5-7500
121.9
Core i5-5675C
121.3
Core i5-6600K
120.3
Core i5-4690K
120.3
Ryzen 5 1500X
120.2
Ryzen 5 2400G
120
FX-6300
119.9
Core i5-4690
119.8
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
119.8
Core i5-6600
119.3
Core i5-4670K
119.3
Core i5-6685R
118.7
Core i5-4590
118.7
Core i5-3570
118.5
Core i5-7400
118.3
Core i5-4670
118.3
Ryzen 5 1400
118.1
Core i5-6585R
117.7
Core i5-6500
117.7
Core i5-2550K
117.4
Core i5-3350P
116.7
Core i5-4690S
116.7
Core i5-4570
116.7
Core i5-6400
116.7
Core i5-6402P
116.7
Core i5-4460
116.1
Core i5-3550
116.1
Core i5-3570K
116.1
Core i5-3470
115.7
Core i5-4440
115.1
Core i5-3340
114.9
Core i5-4430
114.7
Core i5-3450
114.7
Core i5-2450P
114.7
Core i5-3475S
114.1
Core i5-2380P
114.1
Core i5-3335S
112.3
Core i5-3330
112.1
Core i5-4590S
111.5
Core i5-4460S
111.5
Core i5-4440S
111.5
Core i5-3340S
111.5
Core i5-4570S
111.5
Core i5-4430S
111.5
Core i5-4670S
111.5
Core i5-3570S
111.5
Core i5-3470S
111.5
Core i5-3550S
111.5
Core i5-3450S
111.5
FX-6330
111.4
FX-6350
111.4
FX-6120
111.1
FX-6130
110.8
FX-6200
110.7
FX-4350
107.7
FX-4170
107.7
FX-4320
107.4
FX-4150
106.9
Core i5-3330S
106.4
Core i5-750
106.4
FX-4300
106.4
FX-4130
105.6
FX-4200
104.8
A12-9800
103.2
A10-9700
101.2
Core i5-750S
101.2
A10-7860k
100.9
Pro A10-7800B
100.6
A10-7800
100.5
A10-5700
100.5
A10-7890K
100.2
A10-6800K
99.9
A10-7870K
99.6
A10-6700
99.6
A10-6790K
99.2
A10-6790B
99.2
A10-7850K
98.8
Pro A10-7850B
98.7
A10-7700K
97.6
A10-6800B
97.6
A10-5800K
97.6
A10-6700T
96

The Core i5-6400 GPU ranks between the Core i5-4570 and Core i5-6402P in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i5-4570 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i5-6402P 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 0.5%. Once again, the Core i5-4460 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Skylake-S-based successor shows a ~0.5% 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 38th 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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