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Ryzen 7 8700G vs Core i5-8400

Ryzen 7 8700G vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

4.2 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Retail Wraith Stealth - (AM5/8 Core/4.20GHz/24MB/65W/Radeon 780M) - 100-1000001236BOX

Buy for £227.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74520 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74521 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

4.2 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Retail Wraith Stealth - (AM5/8 Core/4.20GHz/24MB/65W/Radeon 780M) - 100-1000001236BOX

Buy for £227.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74520 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74521 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 2286 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

  • Performs up to 24% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8400 - 131 vs 106 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 31% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - £156.85 vs £227.97
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


FPS

131

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£227.97

68%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Retail Wraith Stealth - (AM5/8 Core/4.20GHz/24MB/65W/Radeon 780M) - 100-1000001236BOX

Buy for £227.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74520 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

106

80.91603053435115%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£156.85

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74521 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024


Single-Core

2686

100%

Multi-Core

14235

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

50.3723008190618%

Multi-Core

4748

33.3544081489287%

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Jan 8th, 2024
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7CollectionCore i5
Not AvailableCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM5SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
4.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
4 nm
Process Size14 nm
42.0x
Multiplier28.0x
Radeon 780M
Integrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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