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Core i5-8400 vs Core i7-10700K

Core i5-8400 vs Core i7-10700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-10700K

3.8 GHz | 8-core

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Intel Core i7-10700K (Basistakt: 3,80GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125 Watt) Box

Buy for 434 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74852 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-10700K

3.8 GHz | 8-core

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Intel Core i7-10700K (Basistakt: 3,80GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125 Watt) Box

Buy for 434 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74852 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - €177.5 vs €434.0
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K

  • Performs up to 2% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-8400 - 230 vs 225 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Death Stranding.
Death Stranding

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

225

97.82608695652173%

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 74852 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-10700K Logo
Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

230

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€434

40%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-10700K (Basistakt: 3,80GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125 Watt) Box

Buy for 434 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74852 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i7-10700K Logo
Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

79.30832356389215%

Multi-Core

4748

58.31491034143945%

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Core i7-10700K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1706

100%

Multi-Core

8142

100%

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Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i7-10700K

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i7-10700K

Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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