Performance Specification
CPU Speed
3 GHz
Turbo Speed
3.5 GHz
Physical Cores
4 cores
Threads
4 threads
CPU Codename
Kaby Lake-S
TDP (Power)
65W
Lithography
14nm
Mobo Socket
LGA 1151
Main Link
Bit Width
64 Bit
Max Temp.
100°C
Memory Channels
2
Maximum memory
64GB
CPU Features
Notebook CPU
Unlocked Multiplier
L1 Cache
256KB
L2 Cache
1024KB
L3 Cache
6KB
Approved
Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Game Requirement Analysis
The Core i5-7400 4-Core 3.0GHz is a **high-end CPU** based on Intel's 7th Gen 14nm, Kaby Lake microarchitecture. It offers 4 physical cores (4 logical), initially clocked at 3.0GHz, which may go up to 3.5GHz using Turbo Boost.
It **doesn't** have an **unlocked multiplier** therefore it can't be overclocked using traditional methods.
It has **6MB** of L3 Cache. Level 3 cache is a static memory bank of a processor and it is used to feed it instructions. This processor also supports DDR4 based RAMs with maximum memory support of 64GB.
It has a maximum Thermal Power Design of **65W**. It is on par with competitor processors.
Among its many features, **Intel Enhanced Speedstep, Turbo Boost 2.0 and Virtualization** are activated.
It integrates **Intel HD Graphics 630** on board. It has a base frequency of **350MHz** which can go up to 1GHz as well as offering DirectX 12 support.
This CPU is likely to offer **excellent** computational performance and will not be the bottleneck in any modern gaming PC.
Source [ Shaheryar ]