Intel Core i5-8400 CPU

Name: Intel Core i5-8400
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80684I58400
Rating: 5.0 (50 reviews)

Intel 8th Gen Core i5-8400 6 Cores BX80684I58400

★★★★★

(50 reviews)

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	Processor Core i5-8500 $125.00
	Processor Core i5-8600 $189.00
	Processor Core i5-8600K $160.00

Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 Series Chipsets
6 Cores/6 Threads
2.80 GHz up to 4.00 GHz Max Turbo Frequency/9 MB Cache
Intel Optane Memory Supported
Intel UHD Graphics 630

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80684I58400
Release Date	October 2017 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i5 8th Gen
Core Name	Coffee Lake
Socket	LGA1151
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
CPU Cores	6
CPU Threads	6
CPU Clock Rate	2800 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4000 MHz
TDP	65 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	64 GB
Cache L3	9 MB

Intel Core i5-8400 Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i5-8400 Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X [6C / 12T] (182nd)		102%
Intel Core i7-6700K [4C / 4T] (182nd)		102%
Intel Core i3-7300 [2C / 4T] (184th)		101%
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 [2C / 4T] (185th)		~
Intel Core i7-7700 [4C / 8T] (186th)		~
Intel Core i5-7640X [4C / 4T] (187th)		~
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G [4C / 8T] (187th)		~
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X [16C / 32T] (189th)		~
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X [8C / 16T] (189th)		~
Intel Core i7-4790K [4C / 8T] (189th)		~
Intel Core i5-8400 [6C / 6T] (189th)		100%
Intel Core i7-5930K [6C / 12T] (193rd)		99%
Intel Core i7-6700 [4C / 8T] (194th)		98%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X [12C / 24T] (194th)		98%
Intel Core i5-8600K [6C / 6T] (194th)		98%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X [8C / 16T] (197th)		98%
Intel Core i5-8500 [6C / 6T] (197th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 [8C / 16T] (197th)		98%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX [32C / 64T] (200th)		96%
Intel Core i5-6600K [4C / 4T] (201st)		96%
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G [4C / 4T] (202nd)		94%

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Intel Core i5-8400 Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X [4C / 8T] (177th)		112%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 [6C / 12T] (178th)		109%
Intel Core i3-10320 [4C / 8T] (179th)		106%
Intel Core i5-9400F [6C / 6T] (180th)		105%
Intel Xeon E-2236 [6C / 12T] (180th)		105%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 [4C / 8T] (182nd)		102%
Intel Core i3-10105 [4C / 8T] (183rd)		102%
Intel Core i3-10300 [4C / 8T] (184th)		101%
Intel Core i3-10105F [4C / 8T] (185th)		~
Intel Core i7-5820K [6C / 12T] (186th)		~
Intel Core i5-8400 [6C / 6T] (187th)		100%
Intel Core i5-8500 [6C / 6T] (188th)		99%
Intel Core i3-10100 [4C / 8T] (189th)		99%
Intel Core i3-10100F [4C / 8T] (189th)		99%
Intel Core i7-7700K [4C / 8T] (191st)		98%
Intel Core i5-8600K [6C / 6T] (192nd)		95%
Intel Core i7-7700 [4C / 8T] (193rd)		93%
Intel Core i7-6700K [4C / 4T] (194th)		89%
Intel Core i7-4790K [4C / 8T] (195th)		86%
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G [4C / 8T] (196th)		85%
Intel Core i3-9350KF [4C / 4T] (197th)		80%

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The Core i5-8400 brings a powerful six-core design to the mid-range, offering class-leading gaming performance and competitive performance in heavier applications. More expensive models offer more performance in both categories, but the Core i5-8400 is easily the pound-for-pound gaming champion.

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