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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K is 938 days older than the more expensive Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- 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 Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-10400 - 211 vs 208 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £208.88 vs £224.84
- Up to 8% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-10400 - £0.99 vs £1.08 per FPS
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
211
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i7-8700K
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
£9.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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