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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - £158.88 vs £272.94
- Up to 39% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-11700F - £0.71 vs £1.16 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 5% better in Fortnite than Core i5-8400 - 236 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
225
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£158.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £158.88 on Amazon
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Updated 189 minutes ago
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
236
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.16/FPS
61%
Price, £
£272.94
58%
FPS Winner
CORE I7-11700F 2.50GHZ CHIP
Buy for £272.94 on Amazon
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Updated 189 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i7-11700F
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
114 FPS
£8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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