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In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 826 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-6500T - 144 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-6500T - CA$175.26 vs CA$310.41
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500T - 6 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core I5 I5-6500T Quad-Core (4 Core) 2.50 Ghz Processor - Socket H4 Lga-1151
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.0 Ghz Lga 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1039
76.79231337767924%
Multi-Core
2843
59.87784330244313%
Intel Core i5-6500T | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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