Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE outperforms Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9980XE is 200 days newer than Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 35 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 5% better in Valorant than Core i5-8400T - 777 vs 743 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 36 vs 6 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 6 | Threads | 36 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
