AMDAD580KWOHJBOX
$119
IntelBX80684I58400
 $119 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.8GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

6 Cores, 6 Threads @2.8GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 330,532 user samples
18,312 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 60% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 37% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 37% Great: 60%
SPEED RANK: 794th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
312,220 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 61% Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 61% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 212th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
49.9 % 81.8 % Much faster effective speed.
+64%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
70.3 Pts 84.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+21%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
62 Pts 113 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+82%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
111 Pts 224 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+102%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
172 Pts 434 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+152%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
177 Pts 564 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+219%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
86.3 Pts 94.2 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
73.6 Pts 120 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+63%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
135 Pts 237 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+76%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
210 Pts 471 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+124%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
209 Pts 657 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+214%
Market Share
Based on 67,721,128 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.89 % Insanely higher market share.
+8,800%
Value
Value For Money
63 % 101 % Much better value.
+60%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 61 % More popular.
+13%
Price
Price (score)
$119 Slightly cheaper.
+9%
$131
Age
Newest
138 Months 78 Months Much more recent.
+43%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
100 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+35%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 6 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+36%
2.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz +5% 4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
212 Pts 675 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+218%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
177 Pts 588 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+232%
Series
CPU Architecture
Piledriver Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FM2 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
7660D UHD 630
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The i5-8400 is a competitively priced hex-core processor from Intel’s 8th generation of Core processors (Coffee Lake). Along with the release of the unlocked i5-8600K, this is the first time that six-core processors have featured in the i5 line-up. Like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 is based upon an improved version of Intel’s 14nm architecture which featured in both Skylake and Kaby Lake. Early benchmarks reveal that for average quad core usage (most games employ a maximum of four cores) the i5-8400 performs way above its pay grade. It achieves quad core mixed speeds close to Intel’s outgoing 2017 flagship the $300, quad-core, 8 thread i7-7700k, which to date has been a strong favourite for high-end gaming setups. On paper, the i5-8400 has a base clock of 2.8 GHz (Intel are significantly downplaying the performance of this SKU by giving it a relatively low nominal base clock), an all core boost of 3.8 GHz (this is the effective base clock figure that counts) and a single core boost of 4 GHz. This compares reasonably well to the i5-8600K which has a base clock of 3.6 GHz, all core boost of 4.1 GHz and a single core boost of 4.3 GHz. The i5-8400 also features 9MB of L3 cache and an energy-thrifty TDP of 65W. Priced at under $190, the i5-8400 offers fantastic value for money. Unfortunately, like the other Coffee Lake processors, the i5-8400 will require a new 300 series motherboard, and at the time of writing, the only available version is Intel’s high-end Z370 which isn't an ideal pairing for the i5-8400. The Z series motherboards are designed to cater for the unlocked and overclockable "K" SKUs. Cheaper 300 series motherboards will be available in 2018 at which time the 8400 will offer even better value for money. [Oct '17 CPUPro]

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