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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2907 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 9% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-960 - 121 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $140.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-960 - $1.16 vs $2.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 348793 minutes ago
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
111
91.73553719008265%
Value, $/FPS
$2.69/FPS
43.12267657992565%
Price, $
$299
46%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
Buy for $299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348792 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
36.28972653362897%
Multi-Core
1663
35.02527379949452%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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