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Core i5-8400 vs Core i3-7100

Core i5-8400 vs Core i3-7100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 275 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7100.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 1% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i3-7100 - 247 vs 244 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 6 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100

  • Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €122.66 vs €148.87
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

247

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€148.87

82%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz

Buy for 148.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73917 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

244

98.78542510121457%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€122.66

100%

Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz 3MB Cache intelligente Scatola

Buy for 122.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73917 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1247

92.16555801921655%

Multi-Core

2440

51.390058972198815%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

vs
Intel Core i3-7100 Logo

Intel Core i3-7100

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
6
Threads4
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
51 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
39.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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