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In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 213 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 4% better in Minecraft than Core i5-8400T - 699 vs 671 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $139.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 58% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-7960X - $0.21 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 35 vs 165 Watts
Minecraft
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1920 x 1080
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High
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400T |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 1.7 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 17.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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