IntelBX8071514900K
IntelBX80684I58400

24 Cores, 32 Threads @3.2GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q4 2023.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 321,059 user samples
8,839 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 137% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 125% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 125% Great: 137%
SPEED RANK: 3rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 130%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 175%
UFO
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
131 % Much faster effective speed.
+60%
81.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
83.9 Pts 84.9 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
238 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+111%
113 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
474 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+112%
224 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
946 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+118%
434 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1796 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+218%
564 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.2 Pts 94.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
251 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+109%
120 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
489 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+106%
237 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
964 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+105%
471 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1911 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+191%
657 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,765,417 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.95 % Higher market share.
+12%
0.85 %
Value
Value For Money
109 % Slightly better value.
+8%
101 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
73 % More popular.
+20%
61 %
Price
Price (score)
$540 $131 Much cheaper.
+76%
Age
Newest
6 Months Hugely more recent.
+92%
78 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 65 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+48%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
24 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+433%
6 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.2 GHz Faster base frequency.
+14%
2.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
6 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+50%
4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
4528 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+571%
675 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
4297 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+631%
588 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Raptor Lake Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770 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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