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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 200 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700T.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 1% better in Valorant than Core i7-8700T - 773 vs 767 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-8700T - $160.91 vs $298.95
- Up to 46% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-8700T - $0.21 vs $0.39 per FPS
Valorant
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel CM8068403358413 Core i7-8700T Prcsr Tray
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
773
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700T | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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