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Core i5-8400T vs Core i7-9700K

Core i5-8400T vs Core i7-9700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $182

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $385

All items are out of stock

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 200 days newer than Core i5-8400T.

Advantages of Core i5-8400T

  • Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 35 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-9700K

  • Performs up to 6% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8400T - 124 vs 117 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

117

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

124

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1113

66%

Multi-Core

3929

55%

Intel Core i7-9700K Logo
Core i7-9700K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1692

100%

Multi-Core

7176

100%

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo

Core i5-8400T

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Intel Core i7-9700K Logo

Core i7-9700K

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
8
1.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
35 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
17.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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