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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3770S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1985 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3770S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770S
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 5% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-3770S - 158 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-3770S - $130.73 vs $295.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-3770S - $0.83 vs $1.95 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
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Intel CPU BX80637I73770S Core i7-3770S Box 4Core/8Thread 3.10GHz 8M LGA1155
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
158
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$0.83/FPS
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$130.73
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3770S | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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