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In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2949 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $100.0 vs $130.73
- Up to 8% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-8400 - $0.22 vs $0.24 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 23% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-870 - 552 vs 447 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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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 i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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