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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 3244 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €49.0 vs €177.5
- Up to 70% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-8400 - €0.31 vs €1.02 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 11% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-940 - 174 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
No Man's Sky
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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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 i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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