Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600K is 826 days older than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-8400 - 175 vs 173 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - £138.88 vs £158.88
- Up to 14% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-8400 - £0.79 vs £0.92 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 6 vs 4 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
175
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.79/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £138.88 on Amazon
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Buy for £158.88 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
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Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |