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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2415 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 27% better in Starfield than Core i7-990X - 57 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $81.89 vs $130.17
- Up to 50% better value when playing Starfield than Core i7-990X - $1.59 vs $3.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
45
78.94736842105263%
Value, €/FPS
€3.21/FPS
49.532710280373834%
Price, €
€144.49
62%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
57
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€90.9
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
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
41.759053954175904%
Multi-Core
2626
55.30749789385004%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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