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In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-4690K - 171 vs 170 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $53.0 vs $130.73
- Up to 59% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8400 - $0.31 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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