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Core i5-11600 vs Core i5-8400

Core i5-11600 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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

Buy for $130.72 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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

Buy for $130.72 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600

  • Performs up to 18% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-8400 - 650 vs 552 FPS
  • Up to 8% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-8400 - $0.22 vs $0.24 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $130.72 vs $140.0
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

650

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.22/FPS

100%

Price, $

$140

93%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

552

84%

Value, $/FPS

$0.24/FPS

91%

Price, $

$130.72

100%

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

Buy for $130.72 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 56 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo
Core i5-11600

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2122

100%

Multi-Core

8188

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

63%

Multi-Core

4748

57%

Intel Core i5-11600 Logo

Intel Core i5-11600

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Rocket LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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