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Core i3-4170 vs Core i5-8400

Core i3-4170 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i3-4170 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1253 days newer than Core i3-4170.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170

  • Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 54 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 5% better in World of Warcraft than Core i3-4170 - 181 vs 173 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4170 - 6 vs 4 threads
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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

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Intel Core i3-4170 Logo
Core i3-4170

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

173

95.58011049723757%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

181

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£146.66

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £146.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 183 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

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Intel Core i3-4170 Logo
Core i3-4170

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4170 Logo
Core i3-4170

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1101

81.37472283813747%

Multi-Core

2130

44.86099410278012%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i3-4170

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Intel Core i5-8400

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
54 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier28.0x
Intel HD 4400
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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