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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 492 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- 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 0% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-6850K - 256 vs 255 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £158.88 vs £188.88
- Up to 16% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-6850K - £0.62 vs £0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Monster Hunter: World
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1920 x 1080
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Highest
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
256
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£158.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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