Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600 is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - £158.88 vs £168.88
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 7% better in Starfield than Core i5-8400 - 61 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8400 - £2.77 vs £2.79 per FPS
- 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
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
61
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.77/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £168.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11770 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |