Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8400 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 106.00

Overall Rank:
1275th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
988th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
407th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $87.12 USD (2024-12-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9235

Single Thread Rating

2380

Samples: 6844*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 11,632
Thread: 2,335

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	25,647 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,016 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,077 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,803 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	130,501 KBytes/Sec
Physics	637 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,545 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,380 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$86.69 USD	Buy Now!
	$117.24 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell Inspiron 3670 Desktop Computer with Intel Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz, 8GB DDR4 SDRAM, 1TB HDD, Black with Silver Trim	$629.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-885-ACCFLi5O Desktop, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8400, 8GB DDR4 + 16GB Optane Memory, 2TB HDD, 8X DVD, 802.11ac WiFi, Windows 10 Home	$670.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s Desktop PC	$785.90 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s Small Form Factor Desktop PC with Intel Core i5-8400 6-Core CPU, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Windows 10, Keyboard, Mouse	$915.70 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-885-ACCFLi5 Desktop, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8400, 12GB DDR4, 2TB HDD, 8X DVD, 802.11ac WiFi, Windows 10 Home	$733.41 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz		9,235

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz		106.00
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz		2,380

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2292918 - Dec 22 2024		9716
BL2292853 - Dec 22 2024		8949
BL2292733 - Dec 21 2024		9460
BL2291886 - Dec 21 2024		9626
BL2291579 - Dec 21 2024		9969

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz		9,235
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400		10,196 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400		9,541 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400		10,674 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400		9,832 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400		9,467 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400		9,374 (+1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-8400		7,124 (-22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-8400		8,731 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400		8,644 (-6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-8400		6,283 (-32.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-8400		13,169 (+42.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5-8400		13,057 (+41.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz		1,404

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz

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