So much has happened this year in the desktop-PC CPU market, it's getting difficult to paint even the broad strokes without a billboard-size canvas. The thumbnail version? More cores and more threads for your CPU dollar, the more into 2017 you get. That extends to the Intel Core i5-8400 ($178.99). AMD kicked off the trend with its eight-core Ryzen 7 chips in March, topping out on that platform with the Ryzen 7 1800X ($295.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) . And the new-CPU conveyor belt really hasn't stopped running since then, with AMD following on with six-core Ryzen 5 chips like the Ryzen 5 1600X, and quad-core, four-thread Ryzen 3 options like the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X. Intel parried with enthusiast-class offerings in a new family called the Core X-Series, topped by the 18-core Core i9-7980XE Extreme Edtion ($1,200.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) . That extravagant mega-chip made AMD's competing counterpart, the 16-core Ryzen Threadripper 1950X ($548.70 at Amazon)(Opens ...

Intel's six-core "Coffee Lake" Core i5 trades blows away much pricier previous-generation Core i7 chips. But it's most impressive when paired with a dedicated graphics card.

Often bests previous-generation Core i7-7700K flagship CPU on multi-core tests; Best-in-class gaming performance, when paired with a dedicated graphics card

Not unlocked for overclocking; Requires a new motherboard, despite Z370 chipset offering no substantive new features

I got this as part of a upgrade combo, I'm very impressed with the speed increase over the old i7.

There's no doubt that AMD's Ryzen processors challenged Intel's position in the desktop PC market this summer. Seemingly in response (though we all know this stuff is planned way in advance), the Coffee Lake-based Core i7 and i5 CPUs landed with six cores each.

Incredible value; Six Cores; Strong performance in games and applications; Price; Bundled cooler

No B-Series motherboards at launch; Poor availability; Locked ratio multiplier

Today marks a milestone for Intel with the release of the first mainstream six-core CPUs in the Core i5 and Core i7 segments and the first quad-core Core i3 CPUs. Core counts have skyrocketed this year across the board, first with High-End Desktop segments hitting a staggering eighteen cores, and...

Yesterday we took a look at Intel's flagship 8th Generation Core Desktop processor, the Core

– 6 cores in a Core i5; – Great performance; – Very competitive against Ryzen 5 parts; – Price; – Lower TDP and operating temperatures

– No HyperThreading; – No Overclocking

I do not have the price for the Intel Core i5-8400 but the estimated price for Malaysia market is RM 700 – RM 900 range, it could be more but it shouldn't be too far apart. The Intel Core i5-8400 is now a "6 cores 6 threads" model which is unlike before where all Core i5 models were "4 cores 4...

Intel's Coffee Lake-S flagship, the Core i7 8700K is - in our view - the fastest gaming CPU that money can buy right now, but what if you don't have £350/$350 to spend on a new processor?