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Core i3-3250 vs Core i5-8400

Core i3-3250 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1579 days newer than Core i3-3250.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250

  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 25% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i3-3250 - 142 vs 114 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo
Core i3-3250

Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013


FPS

114

80.28169014084507%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

142

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€79

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)

Buy for 79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 243 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo
Core i3-3250

Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo
Core i3-3250

Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013


Single-Core

532

39.320029563932%

Multi-Core

1130

23.799494524010107%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i3-3250

vs

Intel Core i5-8400

Jun 9th, 2013Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
55 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
35.0x
Multiplier28.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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