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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 725 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 3% better in Valorant than Core i5-6500TE - 770 vs 745 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $87.75 vs $358.25
- Up to 75% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-6500TE - $0.13 vs $0.53 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 6 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
770
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.13/FPS
100%
Price, €
€97.4
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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