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In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 34 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 2% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-8400 - 177 vs 174 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 36 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $54.58 vs $711.26
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
90.50167224080268%
Multi-Core
4748
40.874655647382916%
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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