Reviewers Liked
- Cheapest Core i5 chip available
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Disappointing single-core speed
Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz Socket 1151
The Core i5-6400 is the cheapest way to get true four-core Skylake performance but that comes at the expensive of single-core performance. As such many buyers may be better off with a cheaper, faster-clocked, dual-core chip with hyper-threading. If you do need true multi-core performance, though, then the 6400 comfortably delivers and does so at a reasonable price.
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