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Core i7-8700 vs Core i5-8400

Core i7-8700 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 130.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

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Intel 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 60.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700

3.2 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 130.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

vs

Intel 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 60.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 88 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 1% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8400 - 297 vs 293 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 54% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $54.58 vs $117.62
This is a free version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

297

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€130.56

46%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 130.56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

293

98.65319865319864%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€60.58

100%

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

Buy for 60.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

89.42498347653668%

Multi-Core

4748

80.40643522438612%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Jan 1st, 2018
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
32.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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