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Intel logo Core i5-8400
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General information Core i5-8400 Core i5-2550K
Launched Q4 2017 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Sandy Bridge
Clock 2.8 GHz 17.6 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 5 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Performance Core i5-8400 Core i5-2550K
Overall Score 49426 0 % 40433 18.2 %
Future Proof 62 % 0 % 28 % 54.8 %
Benchmark Score 5968 0 % 2673 55.2 %
Single Thread Score 2397.3 0 % 1746.2 27.2 %
Encrypting Data 2785.2 MB/s 0 % 1040 MB/s 62.7 %
Compressing Data 127.3 MB/s 0 % 65.2 MB/s 48.7 %
String objects sorting 16273.1 thousand/s 0 % 8889.2 thousand/s 45.4 %
Prime numbers generation 36.8 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 29.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25686 millions/s 0 % 14700.7 millions/s 42.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 21874.8 millions/s 0 % 7554.4 millions/s 65.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-8400, Core i5-2550K.

Average frames per second Core i5-8400 Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 101.5 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 162.5 FPS 119.7 FPS
Medium settings 203.1 FPS 149.6 FPS
Low settings 253.8 FPS 187.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.3 %

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 i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.6 FPS 121.9 FPS
High settings 220.2 FPS 195.0 FPS
Medium settings 275.3 FPS 243.7 FPS
Low settings 344.1 FPS 304.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.5 %
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