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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8100T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 179 days older than the more expensive Core i3-8100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 12% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-8100T - 357 vs 319 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i3-8100T - $140.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 30% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i3-8100T - $0.39 vs $0.56 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100T - 6 vs 4 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
319
89.35574229691878%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
69.64285714285714%
Price, $
$178.02
78%
Intel Core I3-8100T I3 8100T 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread CPU Processor 6M 35WLGA 1151
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
357
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
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
Very High
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1073
79.30524759793053%
Multi-Core
3027
63.753159224936816%
Intel Core i3-8100T | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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