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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2760 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 13% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-980X - 234 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-980X - $140.0 vs $148.02
- Up to 17% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-980X - $0.6 vs $0.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
Sea of Thieves
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1920 x 1080
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Mythical
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
234
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
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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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Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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