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Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-10600KF

Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-10600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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

Buy for $140 on Amazon

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Updated 349761 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-10600KF

4.1 GHz | 6-core

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Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for $133 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349760 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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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 349761 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-10600KF

4.1 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for $133 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349760 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10600KF outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10600KF is 938 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-10600KF - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600KF

  • Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8400 - 226 vs 217 FPS
  • Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $133.0 vs $140.0
  • Up to 9% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8400 - $0.59 vs $0.65 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

217

96.01769911504425%

Value, $/FPS

$0.65/FPS

90.76923076923076%

Price, $

$140

95%

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 349761 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo
Core i5-10600KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

226

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.59/FPS

100%

Price, $

$133

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-10600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for $133 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349760 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

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Core i5-10600KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

80.2491103202847%

Multi-Core

4748

69.62897785599061%

Intel Core i5-10600KF Logo
Core i5-10600KF

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1686

100%

Multi-Core

6819

100%

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Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i5-10600KF

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
41.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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