How many years can handle the i5 8400 ?

[theboss89]

i wonder for how many years the i5 8400 can handle the future games ? like for example we say GTA 6 or newer tomb raider ... etc that wil lcome in future will be able to run that with gtx 1070 with no issue ? because at the moment i have FX-8320 + ZOTAC gtx 1070 mini and i want change my CPU in very soon time so let me know if this cpu i5 8400 will be fine for at least 4 to 6 years before i buy

 

[Greeko85]

Impossible to say as you never know what the future holds. I'd like to say that the 8400 will be plenty for quite a while but 4-6 years? Thats a hard guess

 

[Rdslw]

Impossible to say as you never know what the future holds. I'd like to say that the 8400 will be plenty for quite a while but 4-6 years? Thats a hard guess

But its a solid guess, comparing to old CPU's.
4 years, UNLESS some miracle tech appear.

 

[sizzling]

Some people are still using 2nd generation i5’s which can still achieve acceptable FPS in modern games. A lot depends on expectations, if you are wanting 100+ or 30+ FPS in your games will make a huge difference how long the cpu will last you.

 

[shmoochie]

The thing to worry about is dx12 utilizing significantly more cores/threads in the future, but the 6 core you have should be good for ~5 years. However, there are already games running on dx12 that can utilize up to 8 which results in a 5-10 fps difference from the 6 core.

 

[theboss89]

Impossible to say as you never know what the future holds. I'd like to say that the 8400 will be plenty for quite a while but 4-6 years? Thats a hard guess

i hope iat least can handle for future games like 4 years later i am trying save some money later 4 yeas i need grab better cpu

 

[theboss89]

Impossible to say as you never know what the future holds. I'd like to say that the 8400 will be plenty for quite a while but 4-6 years? Thats a hard guess

But its a solid guess, comparing to old CPU's.
4 years, UNLESS some miracle tech appear.

and yea this time i5 have 6c/6t i guess its could handle at least max 5 year not like old i5's have just 4c the extra 2 cores can help too

 

[theboss89]

The thing to worry about is dx12 utilizing significantly more cores/threads in the future, but the 6 core you have should be good for ~5 years. However, there are already games running on dx12 that can utilize up to 8 which results in a 5-10 fps difference from the 6 core.

that's what al i need to know at least handle next 5 years future games then i would change to newer gen i7 after next 5 years

 

[Ztdutxjgxgtu]

I would say 3 years.
Amd launched core war last yr and this is respond of intel with 6c6t non oc,.... so disappointed

 

[shmoochie]

The thing to worry about is dx12 utilizing significantly more cores/threads in the future, but the 6 core you have should be good for ~5 years. However, there are already games running on dx12 that can utilize up to 8 which results in a 5-10 fps difference from the 6 core.

that's what al i need to know at least handle next 5 years future games then i would change to newer gen i7 after next 5 years

Yes, you will probably be able to use it for 5 years unless there are huge advancements in core utilization. I'm guessing that the 6 core will fall off towards the latter half of that 5 year window, but it will definitely run games.

 

[mdd1963]

Impossible to say as you never know what the future holds. I'd like to say that the 8400 will be plenty for quite a while but 4-6 years? Thats a hard guess

i hope iat least can handle for future games like 4 years later i am trying save some money later 4 yeas i need grab better cpu

merely 'Grabbing a better CPU' will be insignificant, as by then we will certainly be on DDR5 or 6 , PCI-e 4.0, actual significant Optane on board DDR5 RAM modules, etc...

naturally, what you have now will likely at least run what you have now, but, newer games out then might require 8 cores by then....; who knows.

 

[mdd1963]

Impossible to say as you never know what the future holds. I'd like to say that the 8400 will be plenty for quite a while but 4-6 years? Thats a hard guess

i hope iat least can handle for future games like 4 years later i am trying save some money later 4 yeas i need grab better cpu

merely 'Grabbing a better CPU' will be insignificant, as by then we will certainly be on DDR5 or 6 , PCI-e 4.0, actual significant Optane on board DDR5 RAM modules, etc...

naturally, what you have now will likely at least run what you have now, but, newer games out then might require 8 cores by then....; who knows.

 

[Karadjgne]

Ppl are still gaming on 9 year old Sandy-Bridge cpus and 6 year old Ivy-Bridge cpus, although to be fair, it's mostly the top line i5/i7 with OC ability that are the survivors.

How long a cpu is viable depends on 2 things, software and you. I'm quite happy on my i7-3770K since it does the job I need it to do on the games I play. The day it stops doing so, because I quit those older games and start on newer, more demanding stuff is the day it becomes obsolete.

Some ppl insist on maximum ability, the gotta have it mentality. Must have latest games, must play at highest fps, must play at ultra settings. As software becomes more involved, the hardware needed to keep up also evolves, and becomes obsolete that much faster.

By itself, a cpu will easily last over 20+ years. Unfortunately the software makes it obsolete in a ¼ of that time.