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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	233 EFps		233 EFps
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	107 EFps	Slightly Better GTAV EFps. +6%	101 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	138 EFps	Slightly Better Overwatch EFps. +5%	131 EFps
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	123 EFps	+3%	119 EFps
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	130 EFps		131 EFps	+1%

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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: 231^st / 1468

Gaming 82%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 66%

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1,072,639 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)

Poor: 73% Great: 92%

SPEED RANK: 219^th / 1468

Gaming 83%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 77%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		81.8 %			83.1 %	+2%


14 Nov19\|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review		FarC5 6%, StrangeB 1%, MetroEx 2%, MESoW 3%	2 %	Hitm2 4%, TWarW2 4%, SotTR 1%, ACO 12%, Divis2 7%
28 May20\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review - Six ...	0 %	FarC5 10%, Witcher3 1%, MetroEx 6%, Sekiro 11%, Wolf2 1%		BFV 4%, SotTR 4%, Rage2 5%, Civ6 1%, ACO 12%
30 Oct19\|Gamers Nexus Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...		SotTR 1%	4 %	Hitm2 14%, TWarW2 5%, F118 2%, GTAV 2%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	84.9 Pts	Lower memory latency. +11%	76.3 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	113 Pts		133 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +18%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	224 Pts		259 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +16%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	434 Pts		483 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +11%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	564 Pts		792 Pts	Much faster octa-core speed. +40%


Memory OC Memory Latency	94.2 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +8%	87.5 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	120 Pts		141 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +18%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	237 Pts		281 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +19%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	471 Pts		546 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +16%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	657 Pts		869 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +32%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.79 %	1.27 %	Much higher market share. +61%
Value Value For Money	98.8 %	113 %	Better value. +15%
User Rating UBM User Rating	61 %	94 %	Much more popular. +54%
Price Price (score)	$140	$90	Much cheaper. +36%


Age Newest	85 Months	63 Months	More recent. +26%
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	7 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +50%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +29%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4 GHz	4.2 GHz	+5%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	675 Pts	1091 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +62%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	588 Pts	999 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +70%


Series CPU Architecture	Coffee Lake	Zen2
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	None

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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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. ^{[Jun '19 CPUPro]}

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