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In short — Core i7-7700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-7700K is 275 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-7700K - £156.85 vs £198.88
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700K
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8400 - 148 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-7700K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
86.1234882240611%
Multi-Core
4748
93.00685602350637%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-7700K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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