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In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1799 days newer than Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3970X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 11% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-3970X - 112 vs 101 FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 65 vs 150 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Single-Core
648
47.893569844789354%
Multi-Core
3305
69.60825610783488%
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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