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Intel logo Core i5-8400
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Intel logo Core i3-6100

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General information Core i5-8400 Core i3-6100
Launched Q4 2017 Q4 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Skylake-S
Clock 2.8 GHz 24.3 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 51 W 21.5 %
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
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 9 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i5-8400 Core i3-6100
Overall Score 49429 0 % 40466 18.1 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 50 % 19.4 %
Benchmark Score 5969 0 % 2681 55.1 %
Single Thread Score 2390.2 0 % 2198.6 8 %
Encrypting Data 2803.7 MB/s 0 % 1382.9 MB/s 50.7 %
Compressing Data 126.4 MB/s 0 % 55.2 MB/s 56.3 %
String objects sorting 16020.5 thousand/s 0 % 7215.8 thousand/s 55 %
Prime numbers generation 37.3 millions/s 0 % 14.1 millions/s 62.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25456.8 millions/s 0 % 12624 millions/s 50.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 22161.2 millions/s 0 % 7734.8 millions/s 65.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8400, Core i3-6100.

Average frames per second Core i5-8400 Core i3-6100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 101.5 FPS 74.9 FPS
High settings 162.4 FPS 119.9 FPS
Medium settings 202.9 FPS 149.8 FPS
Low settings 253.7 FPS 187.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.2 %

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 i3-6100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.9 FPS 121.9 FPS
High settings 220.6 FPS 195.1 FPS
Medium settings 275.7 FPS 243.8 FPS
Low settings 344.6 FPS 304.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.6 %
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