Core i5-6400

Measured performance for Core i5-6400 across 1 verified WhatFPS runs. Every number is measured in our benchmark suite — not estimated, not self-reported. CPU score (the processor's own performance): 3,476 on average over the best run per rig, best run 3,476 — #95 of 99 measured processors. The best rig we measured it in scored 2,418 GAMING (that number reflects the whole PC, not just Core i5-6400). Most often paired with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070.

Core i5-6400 across four graphics APIs

  • Earth II (Vulkan): 10.4 FPS
  • Mission to Earth II (DirectX 12): 12.4 FPS
  • Earth II Landing (DirectX 12 Ultimate — base version, the card has no RT hardware): 11.5 FPS
  • Supernova (DirectX 11, draw call storm): 40.6 FPS

Specifications

  • Cores / threads: 4 / 4
  • Base clock: 2,712 MHz
  • Measured peak clock: 3,233 MHz
  • L3 cache: 6 MB
  • L2 cache: 256 KB

Raw values

  • Integer (MT): 1.6 Gop/s
  • Single-thread (1T): 0.35 Gop/s
  • Draw calls/s (DX11): 4,875,346

What the numbers mean

The GAMING score is a geometric mean of GPU (63 %), CPU (30 %), RAM (5 %) and drive (2 %) — a weak part cannot hide behind a strong one. The CPU score is the hardware's own performance and what we rank on. Every run is HMAC-signed in the app and scored on the server. The full methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

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