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Core i7-11700F vs Core i5-8400

Core i7-11700F vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-11700F

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $202.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348676 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348676 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-11700F

2.5 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $202.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348676 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348676 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F is 1258 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F

  • Performs up to 5% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i5-8400 - 142 vs 135 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 31% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $140.0 vs $202.98
  • Up to 27% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-11700F - $1.04 vs $1.43 per FPS
This is a free version of The Last of Us Part I.

The Last of Us Part I

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

142

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.43/FPS

72.72727272727273%

Price, $

$202.98

68%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $202.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348676 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

135

95.07042253521126%

Value, $/FPS

$1.04/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

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 348676 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo
Core i7-11700F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

2101

100%

Multi-Core

8790

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

64.3979057591623%

Multi-Core

4748

54.01592718998862%

Intel Core i7-11700F Logo

Intel Core i7-11700F

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Rocket LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i5-8400

The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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