Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE is 200 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $139.0 vs $1097.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-9980XE - $3.23 vs $21.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 35 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 21% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-8400T - 52 vs 43 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 36 vs 6 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
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Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
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Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 18 |
6 | Threads | 36 |
1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
17.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |