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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2949 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 4% better in Dead Space than Core i7-870 - 151 vs 145 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $100.0 vs $130.73
- Up to 21% better value when playing Dead Space than Core i5-8400 - $0.69 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Dead Space
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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 Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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