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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-14100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-14100 is 2286 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i3-14100 - $130.73 vs $139.99
Advantages of Intel Core i3-14100
- Performs up to 61% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8400 - 297 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 34% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-8400 - $0.47 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i3-14100
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
297
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.99
93%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-14100 Desktop Processor 4 cores (4 P-cores + 0 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3-14100
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i3-14100 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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