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Core i3-530 vs Core i5-8400

Core i3-530 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i3-530 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2828 days newer than Core i3-530.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-530

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-530 - 141 vs 120 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-530 - 65 vs 73 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-530 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

120

85.1063829787234%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

141

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£156.85

100%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75425 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-530 Logo
Core i3-530

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

360

26.607538802660752%

Multi-Core

755

15.901432181971357%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i3-530 Logo

Intel Core i3-530

vs
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
ClarkdaleCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
6
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
73 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
22.0xMultiplier
28.0x
Intel HD
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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