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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-10700KF is 938 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700KF
- Performs up to 5% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-8400 - 137 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-10700KF - $130.73 vs $209.65
- Up to 34% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-10700KF - $1.01 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700KF - 65 vs 125 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-10700KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.53/FPS
66%
Price, $
$209.65
62%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-10700KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
130
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
100%
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 Quality Raytracing
Core i7-10700KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700KF | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700KF or Core i5-8400
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
10 FPS
$91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$909.99
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10 FPS
$151/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$1,509.99
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34 FPS
$72.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,459.99
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10 FPS
$134.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,347
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54 FPS
$48.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,597
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17 FPS
$129.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,197.42
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54 FPS
$52.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,822.03
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