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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1253 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4150.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-4150 - 217 vs 209 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4150 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4150
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $48.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8400 - $0.23 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 54 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
35.38461538461539%
Price, $
$140
34%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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In Stock
Updated 349953 minutes ago
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
209
96.31336405529954%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-4150 Processor (3M Cache, 3.50 GHz) BX80646I34150
Buy for $48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349954 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1041
76.94013303769401%
Multi-Core
2047
43.11288963774221%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i3-4150 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 54 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4400 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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