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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 492 days older than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $140.0 vs $145.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-6900K - $0.8 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-8400 - 176 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
175
99.43181818181817%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
Value 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 353872 minutes ago
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
97.56097560975611%
Price, $
$145
96%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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In Stock
Updated 353872 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
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 | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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