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Core i5-11400 vs Core i5-8400

Core i5-11400 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £123.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74045 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74045 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £123.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74045 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74045 minutes ago

Availability

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Availability

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11400 is 1258 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400

Performs up to 20% better in F1 23 than Core i5-8400 - 259 vs 216 FPS
Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - £123.2 vs £156.85
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of F1 23.

F1 23

F1 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

259

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£123.2

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £123.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74045 minutes ago

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

FPS

216

83.3976833976834%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£156.85

78%

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

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74045 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

234

FPS

158

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

142

FPS

128

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

439

FPS

357

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

288

FPS

277

FPS

Apex Legends

Apex Legends

839

FPS

770

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

1940

100%

Multi-Core

7300

100%

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Single-Core

1353

69.74226804123711%

Multi-Core

4748

65.04109589041096%

Intel Core i5-11400	vs	Intel Core i5-8400
Mar 16th, 2021	Release Date	Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5	Collection	Core i5
Rocket Lake	Codename	Coffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	6
12	Threads	6
2.6 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
4.4 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.0 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
26.0x	Multiplier	28.0x
UHD Graphics 730	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No

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