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Core i5-8400 vs Core i7-2600K

Core i5-8400 vs Core i7-2600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2461 days newer than Core i7-2600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 9% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-2600K - 86 vs 79 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

86

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.06/FPS

100%

Price, €

€177.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

79

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

668

49%

Multi-Core

2320

48%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

vs
Intel Core i7-2600K Logo

Intel Core i7-2600K

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
28.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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