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Core i7-3720QM vs Core i5-8400

Core i7-3720QM vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i7-3720QM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1985 days newer than Core i7-3720QM.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-3720QM

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 45 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
  • 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 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-3720QM - 190 vs 189 FPS
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3720QM Logo
Core i7-3720QM

Mobile • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

189

99.47368421052632%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

190

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$175.26

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.0 Ghz Lga 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for CA$175.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65399 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3720QM Logo
Core i7-3720QM

Mobile • Apr 29th, 2012

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3720QM Logo
Core i7-3720QM

Mobile • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

600

44.345898004434595%

Multi-Core

2021

42.56529064869419%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i7-3720QM Logo

Intel Core i7-3720QM

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel BGA 1224SocketIntel Socket 1151
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.8 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
28.0x
Intel HD 4000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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