The Athlon 200GE is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-8400, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $76.59 cheaper!
Advantages of the Athlon 200GE
- Up to 71% cheaper – $31.52 vs $108.11
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 46% less energy – 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i5-8400
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 4 threads
Athlon 200GE vs Core i5-8400 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Athlon 200GE
Sep 6th, 2018
Average FPS
176
95%
Min 1% FPS
118
96%
Price, €
€31.52
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.17/FPS
100%
Core i5-8400
Oct 5th, 2017
Average FPS
185
100%
Min 1% FPS
123
100%
Price, €
€108.11
29%
Value, €/FPS
€0.58/FPS
29%
Athlon 200GE vs Core i5-8400 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Athlon 200GE vs Core i5-8400 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Athlon 200GE vs Core i5-8400 in core CPU performance specifications
Athlon 200GE
Sep 6th, 2018
Cores
2-core
33%
L3 Cache
4 MB
44%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Core i5-8400
Oct 5th, 2017
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
9 MB
100%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
87%
Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Athlon 200GE | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 6th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
$55.00 | MSRP | $182.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
35 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.0 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 9 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 2666 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
| Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
