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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 82.45

Overall Rank:
1268th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
983rd fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
406th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $112.00 USD (2024-11-29)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
9234
Single Thread Rating
2380

Samples: 6760*
*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 Math25,650 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math22,014 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers37 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting16,088 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,801 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression130,552 KBytes/Sec
Physics637 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions11,546 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,380 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$112.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$165.45 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
9,234
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K
148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
82.45
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.48
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 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
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
BL2261729 - Dec 01 2024
9542
BL2261308 - Dec 01 2024
2593
BL2260978 - Dec 01 2024
9036
BL2260223 - Nov 30 2024
9958
BL2259324 - Nov 29 2024
4672
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 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
9,234
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400
10,202 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400
10,668 (+15.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i5-8400
7,755 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400
10,678 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400
9,822 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400
9,370 (+1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-8400
9,250 (+0.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-8400
7,129 (-22.8%)
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400
9,950 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400
9,607 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400
9,545 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-8400
8,728 (-5.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,929
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
1,404