Intel Core i5-6400
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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Core i5-6400

Processor Intel Core i5-6400, specifications and benchmarks

897 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i5-6400 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q3/2015. Here are all the Intel Core i5-6400’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 2.70 GHz, total of cores is 4. The CPU supports DDR3-1600DDR4-2133 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 1151. The TDP for CPU is 65 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor Intel Core i5-6400

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Family
  • Generation
    6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-7400
CPU Technical specs

Intel Core i5-6400 Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    2.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 530
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    24
  • Shader
    192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3
  • Generation
    9
  • DirectX Version
    12
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2015
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

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

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

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

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    481 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    397 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    525 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    570 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    711 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    836 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    754 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    326 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    391 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    535 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    386 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    92 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    719 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.

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
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
1084
1082
1064
1061
Intel Core i5-6400
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
141
141
141
140
Intel Core i5-6400
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
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
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
2735
2725
2718
2706
Intel Core i5-6400
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
442
442
442
Intel Core i5-6400
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
720.4
722.5
723.7
730
Intel Core i5-6400
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
3512
3504
3504
3502
Intel Core i5-6400
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
10165
10114
10114
10070
Intel Core i5-6400
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
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.68
Intel Core i5-6400
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
5.5
5.5
5.42
5.42
Intel Core i5-6400
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
36.2
36.2
36.2
36.2
Intel Core i5-6400
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
6987
6925
6889
6869
Intel Core i5-6400

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