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In short — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600K is 379 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - CA$175.26 vs CA$212.1
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 5% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-8400 - 184 vs 176 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
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1920 x 1080
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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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Intel BX80684I59600K Boxed Core i5-9600K Processor, 9MB Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
79.0303738317757%
Multi-Core
4748
73.40754483611627%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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