Core i5-8400 vs Core i7-11700F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $182

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Prices and Stock
MSRP $298

Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Core i5-8400

Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $133.57 vs $259.99
Up to 43% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-11700F - $0.44 vs $0.77 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i7-11700F

Performs up to 13% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-8400 - 339 vs 301 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads

This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

FPS

301

89%

Value, $/FPS

$0.44/FPS

100%

Price, $

$133.57

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $133.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 329 minutes ago

Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

339

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.77/FPS

57%

Price, $

$259.99

51%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $259.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 329 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

180

FPS

269

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

155

FPS

173

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

301

FPS

339

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

206

FPS

234

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

761

FPS

850

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Single-Core

1375

64%

Multi-Core

4817

55%

Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2135

100%

Multi-Core

8705

100%

Core i5-8400	vs	Core i7-11700F
Oct 5th, 2017	Release Date	Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5	Collection	Core i7
Coffee Lake	Codename	Rocket Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	8
6	Threads	16
2.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.5 GHz
4.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
28.0x	Multiplier	25.0x
UHD Graphics 630	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No