Intel Core i5-6400

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 6000
Family
Intel Core i5
Generation
6
Name
Intel Core i5-6400
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
Intel Core i5-7400

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
4
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
3 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Generation
9
GPU Frequency
350 MHz
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU Turbo
1150 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
Release date
Q3/2015
Shader
192
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
64 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3-1600DDR4-2133
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Skylake S
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
6.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2015
Socket
LGA 1151
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-6400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

445 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

370 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

496 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

559 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

586 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

646 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

667 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

154 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

326 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

385 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

271 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

368 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

89 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

568 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-6400 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

275

Intel Core i5-6400

280

Intel Core i5-4430

277

Intel Core i5-5257U

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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1061

Intel Core i5-6400

1084

Intel Core i3-7300

1082

AMD FX-8320

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

140

Intel Core i5-6400

141

Intel Core i7-4770

141

Intel Core i7-4770K

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

497

Intel Core i5-6400

505

Intel Core i5-4590

505

Intel Core i5-4690S

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

841

Intel Core i5-6400

846

Intel Core i7-6820HQ

846

Intel Core i7-4960X

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2706

Intel Core i5-6400

2735

Intel Core i7-4700HQ

2725

Intel Core i7-4750HQ

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-6400

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-6600K

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-6700

All the benchmark results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

730 s

Intel Core i5-6400

720.4 s

Intel Core i5-6300HQ

722.5 s

Intel Core i7-4712MQ

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3502

Intel Core i5-6400

3512

Intel Core i7-5750HQ

3504

Intel Core i5-4670

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

10070

Intel Core i5-6400

10165

Intel Core i5-3570

10114

Intel Core i5-4460

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.68

Intel Core i5-6400

1.69

Intel Core i5-6287U

1.69

Intel Core i7-7500U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

5.42

Intel Core i5-6400

5.5

AMD Phenom II X6 1075T

5.5

AMD Ryzen 3 2300U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

36.2

Intel Core i5-6400

36.2

Intel Core i5-6600

36.2

Intel Core i5-6600K

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

6869

Intel Core i5-6400

6987

Intel Core i3-8100T

6925

Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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