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In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3210 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3210 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1738 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3210.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3210
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $70.0 vs $130.73
- Up to 39% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-8400 - $0.46 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 14% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i3-3210 - 173 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3210 - 6 vs 4 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
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Ultra
Intel Core i3-3210 3.20GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33210
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-3210
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2013
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3210 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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