Intel Core i5-8400 VS AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
Comparison of processors: Intel Core i5 8400 with 6 cores 4GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 8500G with 6 cores 5GHz. Here you will find which processor is better in benchmarks, key specifications, consumption and much more.
Key Differences
Intel Core i5-8400: Advantages
- More PCIE lines (16 vs 14)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G: Advantages
- Lower energy consumption
- Higher number of threads (6 vs 12)
- Newer PCIE version (3 vs 4)
- More single-core power
- More multi-core power
- Higher turbo frequency
Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
-
101
Cinebench R23 Single Core
1021
1809
Cinebench R20 Single Core
-
-
Geekbench 6 Single Core
1298
2686
Geekbench 5 Single Core
1032
1965
Passmark Single Core
2387
3892
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
-
742
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
5804
11537
Cinebench R20 Multi Core
2291
-
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
4677
11063
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
4611
8768
Passmark Multi Core
9214
21862
Intel Core i5-8400
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AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
General Parameters
| Q4 2017 | Release Date | Q1 2024 |
| Intel | Manufacturer | AMD |
| Desktop | Type | Desktop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Coffee Lake | Core Architecture | Zen4 (Phoenix) |
| Intel Core i5-8400 | Processor Number | AMD Ryzen 5 8500G |
| LGA-1151 | Socket | AM5 |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
Package
| 14nm | Fabrication Process | 4 nm |
| LGA-1151 | Socket | AM5 |
| 65 W | Energy Consumption | 45 W |
| 0 W | Max Turbo Consumption | 65 W |
| 100°C | Peak Operating | 95ºC |
CPU Performance
| 6 | Main Cores | 2 |
| 0 | Main Threads | - |
| - | Main Cores Base Freq. | - |
| 4GHz | Main Cores Turbo Freq. | 5GHz |
| Efficient Cores | 4 | |
| 0 | Efficient Threads | 0 |
| Base Frequency Secondary Cores | 3.2GHz | |
| Turbo Frequency Secondary Cores | 3.7GHz | |
| 6 | Total Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Total Threads | 12 |
| 100MHz | Bus Frequency | |
| 28x | Multiplier | |
| 64K per core | L1 Cache | |
| 256K per core | L2 Cache | 6MB |
| 9MB shared | L3 Cache | 16MB |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
Memory Parameters
| DDR4-2666 | Memory Type | DDR5-5200 |
| 128GB | Max Memory | 256GB |
| 2 | Max. Memory Channels | 2 |
| 41.6GB/s | Bandwidth | 83.2GB/s |
| No | ECC Memory Support | No |
Graphics Card Parameters
| Yes | Integrated Graphics | Yes |
| 350MHz | GPU Base Frequency | 800MHz |
| 1050MHz | Dynamic Max GPU Frequency | 2800MHz |
| 192 | Shaders | 256 |
| 24 | Texture Units | 0 |
| 3 | ROP Units | 0 |
| 24 | Execution Units | 4 |
| 15W | Energy Consumption |
Miscellaneous
| 3 | PCIE Version | 4 |
| 16 | PCIE Lines | 14 |
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