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In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 213 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $139.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 59% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-7960X - $0.69 vs $1.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 35 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-8400T - 204 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 32 vs 6 threads
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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