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Intel logo Core i5-8400
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Intel logo Core i7-6700K

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General information Core i5-8400 Core i7-6700K
Launched Q4 2017 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Skylake-S
Clock 2.8 GHz 30 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 4.8 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 25 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i5-8400 Core i7-6700K
Overall Score 49554 0 % 49142 0.8 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 49 % 21 %
Benchmark Score 6030 0 % 5832 3.3 %
Single Thread Score 2369.7 5.1 % 2497.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 2796.4 MB/s 9.4 % 3086.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 127.1 MB/s 0 % 123.1 MB/s 3.1 %
String objects sorting 16053.5 thousand/s 0 % 15996.2 thousand/s 0.4 %
Prime numbers generation 36.9 millions/s 0 % 30.2 millions/s 18 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25723.7 millions/s 9.2 % 28319.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22167.2 millions/s 0 % 17230.5 millions/s 22.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8400, Core i7-6700K.

Average frames per second Core i5-8400 Core i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 101.5 FPS 100.2 FPS
High settings 162.4 FPS 160.4 FPS
Medium settings 202.9 FPS 200.5 FPS
Low settings 253.7 FPS 250.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-8400 Core i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.6 FPS 136.9 FPS
High settings 220.2 FPS 219.0 FPS
Medium settings 275.3 FPS 273.8 FPS
Low settings 344.1 FPS 342.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %
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