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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE is 379 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 8% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-8400 - 28 vs 26 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 36 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $140.0 vs $1067.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9980XE - $5.38 vs $38.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
28
100%
Value, $/FPS
$38.11/FPS
14.117029651010233%
Price, $
$1067
13%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)
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Updated 349585 minutes ago
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
26
92.85714285714286%
Value, $/FPS
$5.38/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 349586 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
95.28169014084507%
Multi-Core
4748
42.27960819234194%
Intel Core i9-9980XE | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 6 |
36 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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