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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 379 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $120.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-9960X - $0.62 vs $8.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Rust than Core i5-8400 - 194 vs 193 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 32 vs 6 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i9-9960X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
25 FPS
$34/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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