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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 275 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 6% better in Starfield than Core i5-7500T - 57 vs 54 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500T - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500T
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $69.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8400 - $1.28 vs $2.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- 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
52.03252032520326%
Price, $
$140
49%
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 349700 minutes ago
Core i5-7500T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
54
94.73684210526315%
Value, $/FPS
$1.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80677I57500T 7th Generation Intel Core i5-7500T Processor
Buy for $69 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349700 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-7500T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7500T
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1110
82.039911308204%
Multi-Core
3076
64.78517270429654%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-7500T |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| 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 | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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