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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: 212^th / 1442

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 83%

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Workstation 66%

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Best Bench: 58% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 30% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 30% Great: 58%

SPEED RANK: 835^th / 1442

Gaming 49%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 34%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		81.8 %	Much faster effective speed. +68%		48.7 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	84.9 Pts	Lower memory latency. +20%	70.6 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	113 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +75%	64.7 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	224 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +102%	111 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	434 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +178%	156 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	564 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +244%	164 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.2 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +10%	85.4 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	120 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +49%	80.6 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	237 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +72%	138 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	471 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +138%	198 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	657 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +230%	199 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.96 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,500%	0.06 %
Value Value For Money	101 %	Much better value. +56%	64.5 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	61 %	More popular. +13%	54 %
Price Price (score)	$131		$100	Cheaper. +24%


Age Newest	78 Months	Much more recent. +42%	135 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts		35 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +46%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	6 cores	Hugely higher core count. +200%	2 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	6 threads	Much higher thread count. +50%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +8%	2.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +25%	3.2 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	675 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +239%	199 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	588 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +259%	164 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Ivy Bridge
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1023
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	HD 4000
Launch Date Launch Date	Q4'17	Q1'13
Cache Cache	9 MB	3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2	AVX
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	N/A	$225.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.00 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.05 GHz	1.1 GHz
Package Size Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16	1
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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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The Intel Core i5-3230M is a dual-core four thread mobile processor based on the 3rd generation Ivy Bridge architecture. It was launched in Q1 2013 and, for a mobile processor, scores a reasonable effective speedscore of 66: the base clock speed is 2.6 GHz which can reach 3.2 GHz under turbo boost. The i5-3230M features Intel HD Graphics 4000, so both the GPU and CPU are improvement over the comparable i5 Sandy Bridge processors. The i5-3230M is absolutely fine for casual usage, however, like most laptop processors, would struggle with CPU intensive tasks such as CAD and video encoding. Additionally the IGP is unsuitable for the graphics requirements of modern 3D games. Despite having a respectable TDP of 35W this is halved in more recent processors such as the i5-3317U which leads to more battery life. ^{[Nov '14 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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