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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $434
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6800K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 492 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 4% better in Starfield than Core i7-6800K - 57 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $108.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8400 - $1.96 vs $2.46 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/FPS
79.67479674796748%
Price, $
$140
77%
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 349593 minutes ago
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
55
96.49122807017544%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$108
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
Buy for $108 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349593 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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