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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 826 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $99.95 vs $192.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-8700K - $0.88 vs $1.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-6400 - 118 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
114
96.61016949152543%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
53.987730061349694%
Price, $
$192
52%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 348511 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
70.22756005056891%
Multi-Core
3023
46.919137047959026%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i7-8700K
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
39 FPS
$20.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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