Testseek.co.uk have collected 289 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 8400 2.8GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 8400 2.8GHz Socket 1151.
October 2017
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289 Reviews
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The editors liked
6 core design
Great for productivity tasks
Exceptional 1080p gaming performance
Great for 4K gaming
Runs surprisingly cool for a 6-core CPU
Very competitive price
Six cores and high clock speed equals high performance
Intel IPC is superb
Simple overclocking with Z370 Aorus Gaming 7
Prices have been held steady from 7th. Gen
The editors didn't like
Higher than expected idle power consumption
Neutral
New CPUs require Z370 motherboard
“The latest i5 is competitively priced for a 6 core CPU
And while it does lack Hyper-Threading
It doesn’t lack raw gaming performance. An ideal choice for any gamin
Have we already said that competition is good for the processor market this year? Intel takes, enforced by AMD or not, the biggest step in performance since the Nehalem-generation. Back then, in 2008, we saw 6-core Intel-processors for the first time in t...
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Published: 2017-10-06, Author: Leo , review by: kitguru.net
Six cores and high clock speed equals high performance, Intel IPC is superb, Simple overclocking with Z370 Aorus Gaming 7, Prices have been held steady from 7th. Gen
CPU cooling is hindered by TIM. Again, 8th Gen. CPU requires a Z370 motherboard
Wow. Just wow. Intel's new Core i7-8700K is fabulous and performs like a champ with those six cores and 12 threads showing that the time has come to move beyond quad core. It is painful to consider that if Intel soldered the package and allowed it to cool...
Intel has finally been moved into taking a long, hard look at its mainstream enthusiast PC chips and motherboards. Such re-evaluation of the product portfolio has been largely instigated by the arrival of AMD's Ryzen processors, though that is certainly n...
Published: 2017-10-05, Author: Peter , review by: eteknix.com
6 core design, Great for productivity tasks, Exceptional 1080p gaming performance, Great for 4K gaming, Runs surprisingly cool for a 6-core CPU, Very competitive price,
Higher than expected idle power consumption, Neutral, New CPUs require Z370 motherboard, “The latest i5 is competitively priced for a 6 core CPU, and while it does lack Hyper-Threading, it doesn’t lack raw gaming performance. An ideal choice for any gamin
PricingThe Intel Core i5-8400 is priced to be a mainstream processor for those building a new Z370 based system. It should be in retail stores both online and in-store from today for around £200. Of course, we expect retailers to battle it out with each o...
Published: 2021-01-28, Author: John , review by: pcmag.com
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Published: 2019-06-05, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: With recently seeing a deal on the Intel Core i5 9400F processor, I picked it up for testing as part of our Spectre / Meltdown / Foreshadow / Zombieload testing since it features some hardware mitigations and is otherwise quite similar to the unmitigated...
Can't be overclocked and lacks HyperThreading, Conclusion
We hope that this article has helped you find the right CPU for your gaming PC. As you can see, it doesn't really matter what your budget is because great gaming CPUs are available within any budget. If you consider yourself to be a casual gamer, a budget...
Published: 2018-11-26, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Battlefield V is playable on quad-cores but you can expect frequent frame dips, resulting in less consistent frame rates. For the most part, we've found that the older Core i5-7600K has been hanging in there pretty well with AAA titles released in 2018, b...
