Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2185 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $64.03 vs $130.73
- Up to 46% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-8400 - $0.44 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 10% better in Saints Row than FX-8150 - 161 vs 146 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8150 | 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 |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
18.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |