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Core i7-3960X vs Core i5-8400

Core i7-3960X vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2152 days newer than Core i7-3960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-3960X - 310 vs 300 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


FPS

300

96.7741935483871%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

310

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£156.85

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75438 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


Single-Core

690

50.99778270509978%

Multi-Core

3358

70.72451558550968%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo

Intel Core i7-3960X

vs
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Nov 14th, 2011Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Sandy Bridge ECodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2011SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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