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Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-11600K

Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-11600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W

Buy for 195.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77163 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W

Buy for 195.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77163 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 9% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - €177.5 vs €195.09
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K

  • Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8400 - 179 vs 171 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

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1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

171

95.53072625698324%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€177.5

100%

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

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77163 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€195.09

90%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Prozessor 6 Kerne bis zu 4,9 GHz entsperrt LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipsatz) 125W

Buy for 195.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77163 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

61.893870082342175%

Multi-Core

4748

55.344445739596694%

Intel Core i5-11600K Logo
Core i5-11600K

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2186

100%

Multi-Core

8579

100%

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Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i5-11600K

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
39.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
NoOverclockable
Yes

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