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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 826 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 3% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-6500 - 141 vs 137 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $39.5 vs $130.73
- Up to 69% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-8400 - $0.29 vs $0.93 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
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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Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i5-6500
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
26 FPS
$28.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
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11 FPS
$59.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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