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Core i9-9960X vs Core i5-8400

Core i9-9960X vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 379 days newer than Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 32 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

174

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

174

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$175.26

100%

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 76645 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo
Core i9-9960X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1378

100%

Multi-Core

9994

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

98.18577648766328%

Multi-Core

4748

47.508505103061836%

Intel Core i9-9960X Logo

Intel Core i9-9960X

vs
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i9CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores6
32
Threads6
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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