Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400T outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400T is 1987 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Performs up to 7% better in Escape From Tarkov than FX-8300 - 202 vs 188 FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 35 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $106.06 vs $139.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-8400T - $0.56 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
81.15942028985509%
Price, $
$139
76%
FPS Winner
Buy for $139 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13806 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
188
93.06930693069307%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.06
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $106.06 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13802 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | 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 |
1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
17.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |