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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400 is 759 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 3% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-8400T - 350 vs 339 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $124.5 vs $139.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-8400T - $0.36 vs $0.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
350
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400T or Core i5-10400
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
169 FPS
$9.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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169 FPS
$9.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,599.99
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59 FPS
$20.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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65 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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45 FPS
$28.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,268.88
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59 FPS
$20.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,199
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