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Core i5-10400 vs Core i7-8700K

Core i5-10400 vs Core i7-8700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £122.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74216 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74216 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £122.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74216 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74216 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 938 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400

  • Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £122.49 vs £181.02
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-10400 - 282 vs 279 FPS
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

279

98.93617021276596%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£122.49

100%

Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £122.49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74216 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

282

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£181.02

67%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Buy for £181.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74216 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1430

90.39190897597977%

Multi-Core

5489

85.19323296600962%

Intel Core i7-8700K Logo
Core i7-8700K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1582

100%

Multi-Core

6443

100%

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo

Intel Core i5-10400

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Intel Core i7-8700K Logo

Intel Core i7-8700K

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Comet LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
29.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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