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Core i5-6400 vs Core i7-8700

Core i5-6400 vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 914 days newer than Core i5-6400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 2% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-6400 - 123 vs 120 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of ARK: Survival Evolved.
ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

120

97%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

123

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.83/FPS

100%

Price, £

£225

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £225 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 151 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

73%

Multi-Core

3023

51%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

100%

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo

Intel Core i5-6400

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Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
27.0xMultiplier
32.0x
HD Graphics 530
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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