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Core i5-8400 vs Core i3-4370

Core i5-8400 vs Core i3-4370: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349818 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-4370

3.8 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-4370 Logo
Intel BX80646I34370 Core i3-4370 Haswell Dual-Core 3.8GHz LGA 1150 54W Desktop Processor

Buy for $82.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349818 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349818 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i3-4370

3.8 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-4370 Logo
Intel BX80646I34370 Core i3-4370 Haswell Dual-Core 3.8GHz LGA 1150 54W Desktop Processor

Buy for $82.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349818 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4370 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4370 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1172 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4370.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 4% better in Starfield than Core i3-4370 - 57 vs 55 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4370 - 6 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-4370

  • Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $82.8 vs $140.0
  • Up to 39% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8400 - $1.51 vs $2.46 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
This is a free version of Starfield.

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

57

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.46/FPS

61.38211382113822%

Price, $

$140

59%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349818 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-4370 Logo
Core i3-4370

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

55

96.49122807017544%

Value, $/FPS

$1.51/FPS

100%

Price, $

$82.8

100%

Value Winner

Intel BX80646I34370 Core i3-4370 Haswell Dual-Core 3.8GHz LGA 1150 54W Desktop Processor

Buy for $82.8 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349818 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i3-4370 Logo
Core i3-4370

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i3-4370 Logo
Core i3-4370

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

1220

90.169992609017%

Multi-Core

2407

50.69502948609941%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i3-4370 Logo

Intel Core i3-4370

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateJul 21st, 2014
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
6
Threads4
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
54 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
28.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 4600
NoOverclockableNo

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