Intel Core i5 6500 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.8GHz)
Intel Core i5 8400 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (9MB vs 6MB)