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CPU: Intel Core i5-8400

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 51% (766th of 1442)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Device: 0F8BFBFF000906EA Model: 1st CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Poor: 17%Average: 51% Great: 76%
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

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Average average bench

The 1st CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 averaged 49.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 100Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 184Pts

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the 1st CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 is 58.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the 1st CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 239Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 243Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 76651%
Min Avg Max
5.21 Memory 61.6 88.8
14.6 1-Core 100 125
26.2 2-Core 184 248
64.2% 115 Pts
Min Avg Max
24.9 4-Core 234 478
66.2 8-Core 243 480
31.7% 238 Pts
Min Avg Max
36.6 64-Core 239 486
14.8% 239 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
57.1% Above average
Memory 74.8
1-Core 115
2-Core 190
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 225
30% 228 Pts
64-Core 230
14% 230 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
49.3% Average
Memory 65.1
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 190
65% 117 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 191
26% 193 Pts
64-Core 57.4
4% 57.4 Pts
CPU #000, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
47.6% Average
Memory 78.8
1-Core 91
2-Core 104
59% 91.3 Pts
4-Core 97.1
8-Core 103
13% 99.9 Pts
64-Core 99.3
6% 99.3 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
43.4% Average
Memory 53.4
1-Core 66.6
2-Core 152
50% 90.7 Pts
4-Core 194
8-Core 197
26% 195 Pts
64-Core 180
11% 180 Pts
CPU #000, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
24.4% Poor
Memory 31.6
1-Core 85.7
2-Core 90.4
40% 69.2 Pts
4-Core 92.4
8-Core 177
16% 135 Pts
64-Core 153
10% 153 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
19.3% Very poor
Memory 31.1
1-Core 40.4
2-Core 51.8
25% 41.1 Pts
4-Core 41.7
8-Core 69.9
7% 55.8 Pts
64-Core 36.6
2% 36.6 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
17.2% Very poor
Memory 5.21
1-Core 28
2-Core 85.8
18% 39.7 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 186
23% 174 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
CPU 0, 2 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
15% Very poor
Memory 25.6
1-Core 14.6
2-Core 26.2
15% 22.1 Pts
4-Core 24.9
8-Core 66.2
5% 45.5 Pts
64-Core 61.1
4% 61.1 Pts
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 52%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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CPU
CPU: Intel Core i5-84001stBench 51%, 29 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,039x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples820x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples455x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples424x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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