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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2949 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-870 - 208 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £170.0 vs £299.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-870 - £0.82 vs £1.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£170
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
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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