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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 958 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 5% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-6400 - 107 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - €208.88 vs €258.88
- Up to 23% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-6400 - €1.95 vs €2.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7 GHz CPU
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
107
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.95/FPS
100%
Price, €
€208.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Processore Intel ° gen Core Intel Core i5-8500
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-8500
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
28 FPS
€28.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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