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In short — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 200 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $139.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i9-9960X - $0.53 vs $5.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 35 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-8400T - 265 vs 262 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 32 vs 6 threads
Dishonored 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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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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Game Graphics
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Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | 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 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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