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

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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Game EFps  
+11%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		233 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+18% 		198 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		107 EFps Better GTAV EFps.
+11% 		96 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps +2% 135 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		123 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+9% 		113 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		130 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+13% 		115 EFps
Effective Speed 
+12%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 758,435 user samples
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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: 180th / 1404
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
446,215 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 83% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 83%
SPEED RANK: 304th / 1404
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		81.8 % Faster effective speed.
+12% 		72.8 %
External Data: 1080p 
+11%
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review 		10 % Hitm2 18%, FarC5 19%, TWarW2 14%, SotTR 17%, MetroEx 13%, MESoW 8%, Divis2 1% StrangeB 1%, ACO 1%
28 May20|Techpowerup
Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ... 		11 % FarC5 24%, BFV 14%, SotTR 1%, Witcher3 5%, Civ6 17%, MetroEx 15%, Sekiro 29%, Wolf2 18% Rage2 3%, ACO 7%
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki... 		13 % Hitm2 6%, TWarW2 8%, GTAV 19%, SotTR 19%
Average Score 
+6%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		84.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12% 		76.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		113 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6% 		107 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		224 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8% 		207 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		434 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+16% 		375 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		564 Pts 619 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+10%
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		94.2 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11% 		84.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		120 Pts +1% 119 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		237 Pts +1% 235 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		471 Pts +3% 457 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		657 Pts 704 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+7%
Value & Sentiment 
+24%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.96 % Hugely higher market share.
+92% 		0.5 %
Value
Value For Money 		93.3 % Better value.
+16% 		80.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % 76 % More popular.
+23%
Price
Price (score) 		$172 Cheaper.
+11% 		$193
Nice To Haves 
+23%
Age
Newest 		65 Months 59 Months Slightly more recent.
+9%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts 65 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		6 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 12 nm Newer manufacturing.
+14%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		2.8 GHz 3.4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+21%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4 GHz +3% 3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		675 Pts 901 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+33%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		588 Pts 795 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 81.8%
Average Bench 72.8%
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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 Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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