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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 826 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 6% better in Starfield than Core i5-6400 - 57 vs 54 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $99.95 vs $140.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8400 - $1.85 vs $2.46 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/FPS
75.20325203252033%
Price, $
$140
71%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349702 minutes ago
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
54
94.73684210526315%
Value, $/FPS
$1.85/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
Buy for $99.95 on Amazon
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Updated 349702 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
82.11382113821138%
Multi-Core
3023
63.66891322662174%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i5-6400
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$807.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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