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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4820K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1495 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4820K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4820K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 9% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-4820K - 86 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-4820K - $140.0 vs $199.88
- Up to 36% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-4820K - $1.63 vs $2.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-4820K - 65 vs 130 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
79
91.86046511627907%
Value, $/FPS
$2.53/FPS
64.42687747035573%
Price, $
$199.88
70%
Intel Core i7 i7-4820K 3.70 GHz Processor - Socket FCLGA2011 - Quad-core (4 Core) - 10 MB Cache - 5 GT/s DMI
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4820K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
658
48.63266814486327%
Multi-Core
2440
51.390058972198815%
Intel Core i7-4820K | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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