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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700 is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 42% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8400 - 262 vs 185 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $130.73 vs $220.47
- Up to 15% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-11700 - $0.71 vs $0.84 per FPS
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
262
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
84%
Price, $
$220.47
59%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
185
70%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/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
Ultra
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i5-8400
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
42 FPS
$33.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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16 FPS
$94.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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19 FPS
$84.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
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16 FPS
$102.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
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16 FPS
$115.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
In Stock
16 FPS
$139.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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16 FPS
$101.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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16 FPS
$96.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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16 FPS
$87.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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16 FPS
$86.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,379
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