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Core i5-8400 vs FX-8300

Core i5-8400 vs FX-8300: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73842 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-8300

3.3 GHz | 8-core

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Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300

Buy for 73.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73841 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73842 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-8300

3.3 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8300 Logo
Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300

Buy for 73.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73841 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1808 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 4% better in Dead Space than FX-8300 - 151 vs 145 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of AMD FX-8300

  • Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €73.57 vs €177.5
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Dead Space.
Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

151

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€177.5

41%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73842 minutes ago

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


FPS

145

96.02649006622516%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€73.57

100%

Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300

Buy for 73.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73841 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


Single-Core

455

33.6289726533629%

Multi-Core

1731

36.457455770850885%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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AMD FX-8300 Logo

AMD FX-8300

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateOct 23rd, 2012
Core i5CollectionFX
Coffee LakeCodenameVishera
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
8
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
28.0x
Multiplier16.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-8400 or FX-8300

Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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