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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i5-8400. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2022-04-20
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
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Q4/2017
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Intel Core i5-8400
Intel Core i5-8400

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D or Intel Core i5-8400? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2022-04-20.

Intel Core i5-8400 has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    3.4 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.5 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    267 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    238 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    287 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    318 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    376 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    397 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    94 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    176 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    182 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    172 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    10 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    316 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 8
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-7400
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 5000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-9400
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 2.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.5 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.8 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1150 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-8400 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Intel Core i5-8400 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    105 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    90 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    105 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Intel Core i5-8400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Codename
    Vermeer left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    96 MB left arrow 9 MB
  • Release date
    2022-04-20 left arrow Q4/2017
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D

More results: 9

Intel Core i5-8400

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 7597.91817 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / windows
System RAM: 48 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME B450M-A II
Duration: 131.615 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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