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Core i5-8400 vs Core i3-8300

Core i5-8400 vs Core i3-8300: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73920 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-8300

3.7 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300

Buy for £86.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73919 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73920 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-8300

3.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300

Buy for £86.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73919 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 132 days older than the cheaper Core i3-8300.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 4% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i3-8300 - 103 vs 99 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 6 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300

  • Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - £86.88 vs £156.85
  • Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 62 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

103

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£156.85

55%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73920 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

99

96.11650485436894%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£86.88

100%

Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300

Buy for £86.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73919 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1301

96.15668883961567%

Multi-Core

3825

80.56023588879529%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i3-8300 Logo

Intel Core i3-8300

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6
Threads4
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
62 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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