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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700KF is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8400 - 131 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-11700KF - CA$219.99 vs CA$340.88
- Up to 30% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-11700KF - CA$1.82 vs CA$2.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
131
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.6/FPS
70%
Price, CA$
CA$340.88
64%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
121
92%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$219.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.0 Ghz Lga 1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$219.99 on Amazon
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Updated 38 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-11700KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700KF or Core i5-8400
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
107 FPS
CA$14.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,499.99
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93 FPS
CA$32.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-11700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$2,999.99
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