Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive FX-8350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1808 days newer than the more expensive FX-8350.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 5 than FX-8350 - 208 vs 184 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than FX-8350 - $130.73 vs $185.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than FX-8350 - $0.63 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD FX-8350 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |