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Core i5-6600K vs Core i5-8400

Core i5-6600K vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600K is 826 days older than the more expensive Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 3% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-8400 - 121 vs 118 FPS
  • Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €53.0 vs €177.5
  • Up to 71% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-8400 - €0.44 vs €1.5 per FPS

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

121

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.44/FPS

100%

Price, €

€53

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5GHz Boxed CPU

Buy for 53 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

118

97%

Value, €/FPS

€1.5/FPS

29%

Price, €

€177.5

29%

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

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

84%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

95%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

vs
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
91 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
35.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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