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Intel Core i5 6400 Cpu
Intel Core i5 6400
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Intel Core i5 6400T Cpu
Intel Core i5 6400T
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Intel Core i5 6600 Cpu
Intel Core i5 6600
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Intel Core i5 9400F Cpu
Intel Core i5 9400F
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Though limited to four cores/four threads, the Core i5-6600K is a strong pick for price-conscious performance hounds and future-looking gamers seeking a powerful CPU at a reasonable price.Read more
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Intel's Core i5-9400 and -9400F CPUs, armed with with six cores and six threads, come to defend the company's gaming dominance in the mid-range market.Read more
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General

Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz3.3 GHz2.9 GHz
Max turbo speed3.3 GHz2.8 GHz3.9 GHz4.1 GHz
Number of cores4446
Number of threads4446
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W35.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3DMI3DMI3DMI3
Idle statesyesyesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesyesno
TypeIntel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 530Not available
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
N/A
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.012.012.0
N/A

Memory

Cache6 MB6 MB6 MB9 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 2133
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB64.0 GB64.0 GB128.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s34.1 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16161616
Supported instruction sets
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyesyes
Scalability1S1S1S1S

Often compared with Intel Core i5 6400

Often compared with Intel Core i5 6600

Often compared with Intel Core i5 9400F