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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1579 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 22% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i3-3250 - 552 vs 453 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $57.62 vs $120.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-8400 - $0.13 vs $0.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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 i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
FPS
453
82%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$57.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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Updated 87 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 9th, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i3-3250
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
132 FPS
$6.44/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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