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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i5-5300U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 949 days newer than Core i5-5300U.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-5300U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 15 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 15% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-5300U - 179 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-5300U - 6 vs 4 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.71
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-5300U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-5300U | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-5300U or Core i5-8400
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
28 FPS
$30.36/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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