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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2907 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- 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 2500% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - 26 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $115.0 vs $217.0
- Up to 98% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - $4.42 vs $217.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
1
3.8461538461538463%
Value, $/FPS
$217/FPS
2.0368663594470044%
Price, $
$217
52%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
26
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
FPS and 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
High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
36.28972653362897%
Multi-Core
1663
35.02527379949452%
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-960 or Core i5-8400
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$849.99/FPS
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Core i5-8400
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