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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-10700F is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - $130.73 vs $225.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-10700F - $0.65 vs $1.11 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 2% better in Valheim than Core i5-8400 - 204 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
200
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
58%
Price, $
$225.99
57%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i7-10700F
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
143 FPS
$12.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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119 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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56 FPS
$27.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,539
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63 FPS
$33.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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97 FPS
$12.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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86 FPS
$15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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169 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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66 FPS
$17.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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45 FPS
$26.64/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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70 FPS
$24.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,698.98
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