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Core i5-8400H vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i5-8400H vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $699

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-8400H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1639 days newer than Core i5-8400H.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400H

  • Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 45 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8400H - 187 vs 170 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400H - 32 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400H Logo
Core i5-8400H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

170

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

187

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-8400H Logo
Core i5-8400H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400H Logo
Core i5-8400H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1282

44%

Multi-Core

3600

19%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i5-8400H

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel BGA 1440SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
45 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
25.0xMultiplier
45.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-8400H or Ryzen 9 7950X

Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max

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