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Core i5-8400 vs Core i7-11700F

Core i5-8400 vs Core i7-11700F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 72.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-11700F

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for 234.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 72.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-11700F

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for 234.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Core i5-8400

  • Up to 69% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $72.07 vs $234.23
  • Up to 68% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-11700F - $0.42 vs $1.32 per FPS

Advantages of Core i7-11700F

  • Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8400 - 178 vs 171 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

171

96%

Value, €/FPS

€0.42/FPS

100%

Price, €

€72.07

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 72.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

178

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.32/FPS

32%

Price, €

€234.23

30%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for 234.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 266 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

64%

Multi-Core

4748

54%

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2101

100%

Multi-Core

8790

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i7-11700F Logo

Core i7-11700F

Oct 5th, 2017
Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5Core i7
Coffee LakeRocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
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8
6
16
2.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
4.0 GHz
4.9 GHz
65 W65 W
14 nm14 nm
28.0x
25.0x
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PCs Using Core i5-8400 or Core i7-11700F

With selected game settings

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