Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper FX-4100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2185 days newer than the cheaper FX-4100.
Advantages of AMD FX-4100
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €20.59 vs €177.5
- Up to 87% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-8400 - €0.11 vs €0.87 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-4100 - 204 vs 190 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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Game Graphics
Extreme
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4100 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
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Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
FX | Collection | Core i5 |
Zambezi | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
18.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |