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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 826 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i5-6500T - 233 vs 230 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500T - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500T
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €116.14 vs €177.5
- Up to 34% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i5-8400 - €0.5 vs €0.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
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Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
230
98%
Value, €/FPS
€0.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€116.14
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6500T I5 6500T 2.5 GHz Used Quad-Core Quad-Thread CPU Processor 6M 35W LGA 1151
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-6500T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500T |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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