| Name: | Intel Core i5-6400 |
| Family: | Intel Core i5 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 6000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 6 |
Intel Core i5-6400 Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i5-6400 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2015 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-6400, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i5-6400 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6400 is 2.7 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.3 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 4 |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 3.0 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i5-6400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-6400 uses the Intel HD Graphics 530, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shaders: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 |
| Max. Memory: | 64.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i5-6400 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1151 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 6.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Skylake S |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
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10114
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Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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10114
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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10070
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Intel Core i5-6300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
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9985
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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9970
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Core i7-4702HQ
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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5211
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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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5199
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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5177
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Intel Core i7-3615QM
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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5170
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MediaTek Dimensity 1200
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
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5143
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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3504
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Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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3504
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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3502
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Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
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3487
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Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
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3486
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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3089
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Intel Xeon D-1520
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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3088
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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3086
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Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
8C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
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3082
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Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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3077
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i3-9100HL
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
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2712
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Intel Core i7-2960XM
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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2710
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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2706
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Intel Core i3-8100T
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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2700
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
8C 8T @ 2.96 GHz
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2698
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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2341
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Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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2310
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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2254
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Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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2219
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AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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2216
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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1372
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Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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1369
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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1360
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AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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1350
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Intel Core i5-3470
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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1350
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.35 GHz
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1134
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Intel Core i5-7500T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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1134
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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1134
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Intel Core i5-7500T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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1134
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AMD EPYC 7452
32C 64T @ 2.35 GHz
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1134
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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AMD FX-8320
8C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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1082
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Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
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1064
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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1061
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Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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1041
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AMD FX-6350
6C 6T @ 3.9 GHz
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1038
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
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841
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
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841
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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841
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Intel Core i5-4340M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
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841
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Intel Core i3-4340
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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841
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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741.6
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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740.7
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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730
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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723.7
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Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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722.5
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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505
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
6C 6T @ 3.3 GHz
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501
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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497
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Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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491
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AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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480
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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361
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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359
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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359
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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359
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Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
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357
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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277
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Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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275
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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275
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Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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275
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Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 1.4 GHz
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272
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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36.2
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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36.2
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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36.2
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Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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36.2
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Intel Core i5-6400T
4C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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36.2
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
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5.5
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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5.4
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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5.4
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Intel Core i5-2500k
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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5.4
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Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
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5.4
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
10C 20T @ 3.1 GHz
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1.7
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3
12C 24T @ 2.6 GHz
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1.7
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Intel Core i5-6400
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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1.7
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Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
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1.7
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Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4
18C 36T @ 2.2 GHz
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1.7
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