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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6600T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 826 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6600T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 35 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 4% better in Rust than Core i5-6600T - 193 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-6600T - $130.73 vs $179.95
- Up to 30% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-6600T - $0.68 vs $0.97 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600T - 6 vs 4 threads
Rust
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5 i5-6600T Quad-core (4 Core) 2.70 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151 Pack CM8066201920601
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600T
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600T | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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