AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5 8400

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 8400 with 6 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

Intel Core i5 8400's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +7%

1094

Intel Core i5 8400

1021

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +29%

7523

Intel Core i5 8400

5804

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i5 8400 +11%

1298

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +11%

5236

Intel Core i5 8400

4677

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +1%

1048

Intel Core i5 8400

1032

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +25%

5787

Intel Core i5 8400

4611

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i5 8400

2387

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +51%

13981

Intel Core i5 8400

9214

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i5 8400

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Oct 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-8400

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

6

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

6

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

36x

Multiplier

28x

96K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

256K per core

16MB shared

L3 Cache

9MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

True

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1050 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 8400

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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