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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 200 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $139.0 vs $145.0
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 35 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-8400T - 89 vs 84 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-8400T - $1.63 vs $1.65 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400T doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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