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Comparing Intel Core i3-7100 vs. i5-8400H

Below you can compare the latest CPU-s across multiple benchmarks. Explore detailed graphs, performance scores, and rankings to quickly find the model that best suits your workflow and creative needs.

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Verdict

The Core i3-7100 is 3% faster than the Core i5-8400H

Averaged over 2 rendering benchmarks, the Core i3-7100 leads in 1 of them. The biggest gap is in V-Ray, where the Core i3-7100 scores 25% higher.

1,076* · Core i3-7100
1,060* · Core i5-8400H
2,800* · Core i3-7100
2,763* · Core i5-8400H
158* · Core i3-7100
157* · Core i5-8400H
725* · Core i3-7100
715* · Core i5-8400H
5 · Core i3-7100
4 · Core i5-8400H
33 · Core i3-7100
39 · Core i5-8400H
536* · Core i3-7100
535* · Core i5-8400H

Scores marked with * are estimated from the other benchmarks we have for that device.

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17 h 38 min
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Ranking by benchmarks

Cinebench R20

Cinebench R23

Cinebench 2024

Cinebench R15

V-Ray benchmark

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Cinebench 2026

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Specifications

Model Core i3-7100 Core i5 8400H
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Architecture Kaby Lake-S (14 nm) Coffee Lake
Core Speed 3.9 GHz 2.5 GHz
Hyperthreading Yes Yes
Cores / Modules 2 4
Total Threads 4 8
Turbo 4.2 GHz
L2 Cache 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache 3 MB 8MB
GPU Model HD Graphics 630 UHD 630
TDP 51 Watts 45 Watts
Socket LGA 1151
Released January 2017 August 2017
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Methodology

Our data above is compiled from multiple sources:

  • Our own benchmarks: We conduct extensive testing with the GPU and CPU models we use on the farm. Over the past 10 years we have tested over 1,000 GPUs and 500 CPUs.

  • Model scores: Once we have two or more benchmarks for a device we can perform some machine learning computations to estimate a realistic score in any of the other benchmarks we list. These are always marked with an asterisk (*), and while usually accurate shouldn't be taken as the complete truth.

  • Public benchmark data: We may supplement our dataset with scores from public OctaneBench, V-Ray Benchmark and Blender Benchmark websites. We cannot test every device available ourselves, so this gives us a nice alternative to get You the results you are looking for.

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