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Core i9-7960X vs Core i5-7400

Core i9-7960X vs Core i5-7400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £152.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £152.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 241 days newer than Core i5-7400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Core i5-7400 - 226 vs 223 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 32 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400

  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

226

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

223

98.67256637168141%

Value, £/FPS

£0.68/FPS

100%

Price, £

£152.25

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £152.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 66 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1376

100%

Multi-Core

10496

100%

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1176

85.46511627906976%

Multi-Core

3232

30.79268292682927%

Intel Core i9-7960X

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Intel Core i5-7400

Sep 1st, 2017
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Core i9CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores4
32
Threads4
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHz
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
HD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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