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Core i5-8400T vs Core i7-2600K

Core i5-8400T vs Core i7-2600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400T outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400T is 2640 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T

  • Performs up to 62% better in League of Legends than Core i7-2600K - 128 vs 79 FPS
  • Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 35 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K

  • Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $57.77 vs $101.64
  • Up to 8% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-8400T - $0.81 vs $0.88 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of League of Legends.
League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

128

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.88/FPS

92.04545454545455%

Price, €

€112.82

56%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

79

61.71875%

Value, €/FPS

€0.81/FPS

100%

Price, €

€64.12

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K

Buy for 64.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6506 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1099

100%

Multi-Core

3884

100%

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

668

60.7825295723385%

Multi-Core

2320

59.73223480947477%

Intel Core i5-8400T

vs

Intel Core i7-2600K

Apr 2nd, 2018
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
1.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
35 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
17.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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