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Core i5-8400T vs Core i7-2600K

Core i5-8400T vs Core i7-2600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400T outperforms Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400T is 2640 days newer than Core i7-2600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T

  • Performs up to 13% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-2600K - 167 vs 148 FPS
  • Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 35 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

167

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

148

88.62275449101796%

Value, £/FPS

£1.11/FPS

100%

Price, £

£164.18

100%

Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1099

100%

Multi-Core

3884

100%

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

668

60.7825295723385%

Multi-Core

2320

59.73223480947477%

Intel Core i5-8400T

vs

Intel Core i7-2600K

Apr 2nd, 2018
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
1.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
35 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
17.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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