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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4170 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4170 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1253 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4170.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $41.6 vs $130.73
- Up to 67% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8400 - $0.23 vs $0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 54 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 3% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-4170 - 186 vs 181 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4170 - 6 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Intel Core i3-4170
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4170 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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