CPU Compare

Intel Core i5-6400

Intel Core i5-2500

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Core i5-6400
40
Core i5-2500
35
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Core i5-6400
8
Core i5-2500
6
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Core i5-6400
5
Core i5-2500
3
SysReqs Overall Score
Generic CPU rating
Core i5-6400
18
Core i5-2500
15

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5-6400
1966
Core i5-2500
1706
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5-6400
5172
Core i5-2500
4110
Geekbench CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5-6400
1125
Core i5-2500
591
Geekbench CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5-6400
3069
Core i5-2500
1691

Specifications

Comparing technical specifications of the Intel Core i5-6400 and Intel Core i5-2500

General

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Name Core i5-6400 Core i5-2500
Segment Desktop Desktop
Codename Skylake Sandy Bridge
Release Date Aug 2015 Dec 2010
Integrated Graphics Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Unlocked Multiplier No No

CPU

Cores 4 4
Threads 4 4
Base Clock 2.70 3.30
Turbo Clock 0.00 0.00
L1 Cache 256 KB 256 KB
L2 Cache 1 MB 0.5 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB

Package

Lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
TDP 65 95
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