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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-920 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 3244 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $90.0 vs $130.73
- Up to 24% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-8400 - $0.13 vs $0.17 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 13% better in Valorant than Core i7-920 - 770 vs 680 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-920 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Valorant
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1920 x 1080
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High
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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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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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-920 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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