Buy on Amazon
CA$98.88
In Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and Stock
Prices and StockMSRP $182
Prices and Stock
MSRP $182
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4160 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4160 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1172 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4160.
Advantages of Core i3-4160
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - CA$98.88 vs CA$199.48
- Up to 49% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8400 - CA$0.66 vs CA$1.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 4% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-4160 - 155 vs 149 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4160 - 6 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
149
96%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$98.88
201%
Value Winner
Intel Core I3-4160 3.60 2 LGA1150 BX80646I34160
Buy for CA$98.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 178 minutes ago
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
155
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.29/FPS
51%
Price, CA$
CA$199.48
100%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.0 Ghz Lga 1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$199.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 181 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4160
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4160 | vs | Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Popular Core i3-4160 and Core i5-8400 Comparisons
Compare 2 Processors in Games
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
CA$119
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
CA$179.45
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
CA$179.98
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Ryzen 5 4500
CA$109
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$144.59
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Core i3-12100F
CA$109
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Ryzen 3 3200G
CA$124.32
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Core i7-3770
CA$150.32
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Ryzen 3 4100
CA$99
Core i5-8400
CA$199.48
vs
Core i3-14100F
CA$114
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X
CA$209.99
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Ryzen 5 5500
CA$119
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Ryzen 7 5700X
CA$248.98
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Ryzen 7 5800X
CA$246.24
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Ryzen 5 7600
CA$279
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Core i7-12700KF
CA$279
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Ryzen 5 5600
CA$179.45
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Core i5-12600KF
CA$243.39
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Ryzen 5 5600GT
CA$179.98
Core i3-4160
CA$98.88
vs
Core i5-12600K
CA$249