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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 200 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8100T.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100T
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 20% better in Diablo IV than Core i3-8100T - 189 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i3-8100T - $160.91 vs $178.02
- Up to 25% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i3-8100T - $0.85 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100T - 6 vs 4 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
157
83.06878306878306%
Value, $/FPS
$1.13/FPS
75.2212389380531%
Price, $
$178.02
90%
Intel Core I3-8100T I3 8100T 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread CPU Processor 6M 35WLGA 1151
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8100T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1073
77.52890173410405%
Multi-Core
3027
63.12825860271116%
Intel Core i3-8100T | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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