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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 776 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Athlon 3000G - 202 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $98.75 vs $112.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Control than Core i5-8400 - $0.49 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
89.0909090909091%
Price, $
$112
88%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
200
99.00990099009901%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
Buy for $98.75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 67 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
70.73170731707317%
Multi-Core
1975
41.596461668070766%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Athlon 3000G
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
43 FPS
$19.77/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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