Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

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Is the Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 6 Threads. This CPU may not do well with games especially more recent releases. Best to check with your system requirements from the developer of the games you are interested to see if it is compatible. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Down: 25 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) i5-8400T CPU @ 1.70GHz, Intel Core i5-8400T CPU @ 1.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 53.53

Overall Rank:
1428th fastest in multithreading out of 4859 CPUs
1585th fastest in single threading out of 4859 CPUs
430th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $139.00 USD (2024-06-17)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7440

Single Thread Rating

1919

Samples: 323*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,476
Thread: 1,923

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

Integer Math	20,217 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,479 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12,719 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,288 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	101,691 KBytes/Sec
Physics	548 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,922 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,919 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Dell OptiPlex 3060 Micro Desktop Computer with Intel Core i5-8400T 1.7 GHz Hexa-Core, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD	$389.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M720 Tiny M720q Desktop - Intel Core i5-8400T Processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe-NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	$379.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 12 Pro Mini Desktop Computer, Intel Core i5-1240P Mini PC(12C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz) 16GB DDR4 RAM & 256GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD,Iris XE Graphics, 2xThunderbolt4/WiFi6E/BT5.3/8K/Windows 11 Pro	$589.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q 10T7 Tiny Desktop Computer - 1 x Core i5 8400T / 1.7 GHz - RAM 8 GB - SSD 256 GB	$325.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC Mini PC Mini Desktop Computer Windows 11 Pro, 8GB RAM/1TB SSD 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8365U Processor with Intel vPro® Technology,up to 4.10 GHz,4 Cores,8 Threads	$480.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,092
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,476
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,526
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,440

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		53.53
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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,162
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,919

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2202487 - Sep 24 2024		7087
BL2197550 - Sep 17 2024		8065
BL2196866 - Sep 16 2024		7617
BL5072474 - Sep 03 2024		8210
BL5072472 - Sep 03 2024		8285

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,440
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i5-8400T		7,753 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		10,670 (+43.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,729 (+17.3%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,174 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,647 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,296 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		5,749 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		10,682 (+43.6%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,375 (+26.0%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,232 (+24.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,928 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		7,137 (-4.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,117
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,539
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,675

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