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Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-10980XE

Core i5-8400 vs Core i9-10980XE: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10980XE

3.0 GHz | 18-core

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Intel Core i9-10980XE X-Serie Prozessor 18 Kerne mit 3.0 GHz (bis 4,8 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNC)

Buy for 1,322.58 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10980XE

3.0 GHz | 18-core

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo
Intel Core i9-10980XE X-Serie Prozessor 18 Kerne mit 3.0 GHz (bis 4,8 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNC)

Buy for 1,322.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14526 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 744 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €177.5 vs €1322.58
  • Up to 86% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-10980XE - €1.39 vs €9.87 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE

  • Performs up to 5% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8400 - 134 vs 128 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 36 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

128

95%

Value, €/FPS

€1.39/FPS

100%

Price, €

€177.5

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14527 minutes ago

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Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

134

100%

Value, €/FPS

€9.87/FPS

14%

Price, €

€1322.58

13%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10980XE X-Serie Prozessor 18 Kerne mit 3.0 GHz (bis 4,8 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNC)

Buy for 1,322.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 14526 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo
Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

86%

Multi-Core

4748

39%

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Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1570

100%

Multi-Core

11985

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i9-10980XE

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Oct 19th, 2019
Core i5CollectionCore i9 Extreme
Coffee LakeCodenameCascade Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
18
6Threads
36
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
30.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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