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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-920 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 3244 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $90.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-8400 - $0.46 vs $0.65 per FPS
- 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 11% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-920 - 217 vs 195 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-920 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FPS
195
89.86175115207374%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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In Stock
Updated 349771 minutes ago
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
70.76923076923077%
Price, $
$140
64%
FPS 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 349772 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
415
30.672579453067257%
Multi-Core
1434
30.20219039595619%
Intel Core i7-920 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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