Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 492 days newer than Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 2% better in Lost Ark than Core i7-6900K - 255 vs 251 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-6900K - $0.38 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
255
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€97.4
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
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May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |