Intel Core i5 8400 vs Intel Core i7 6700HQ

CPU Specs Compare

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Intel Core i5 8400

Intel 2017-10
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Intel Core i7 6700HQ

Intel 2015-09

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2017
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i5-8400
i7-6700HQ
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
HD Graphics 530

Package

Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
BGA-1440
Power Consumption
65 W
45 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
2.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
6
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
28x
26x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
128 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1050 MHz
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-

Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,026
-
Cinebench R23
5,798
-
Geekbench 6
1,298
1,044
Geekbench 5
1,032
802
Geekbench 6
4,677
3,554
Geekbench 5
4,611
3,266
Blender
83
-
Passmark CPU
2,387
1,903
Passmark CPU
9,214
6,474