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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 179 days older than the more expensive Core i5-8500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-8500T - 277 vs 273 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-8500T - $112.0 vs $125.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-8500T - $0.4 vs $0.46 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
273
98.55595667870037%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
86.95652173913044%
Price, $
$125
89%
Intel CM8068403362509 Core i5-8500T Prcsr Tray
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
277
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1181
87.28750923872876%
Multi-Core
4117
86.71019376579613%
Intel Core i5-8500T | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8500T or Core i5-8400
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
82 FPS
$10.37/FPS
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