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In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 291 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-9400 - 186 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £150.64 vs £165.86
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
91.4738929279577%
Multi-Core
4795
81.20237087214225%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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