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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 492 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - €177.5 vs €329.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i7-6950X - €1.11 vs €2.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 20 vs 6 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
160
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€177.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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