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Intel Core i5 8400 – The Best Budget Friendly Gaming Processor

Intel Core i5 8400- The most affordable six core processor !!!

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Release Date 5 October, 2017
Number of Cores/Threads 6/6
Processor Base Frequency 2.80 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency 4.00 GHz
SmartCache 9 MB
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Chipset Compatibility 300 series
Optane Memory Support Yes
UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Dynamic Frequency  1150 MHz
Memory Channels 2
Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Yes

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Description

Pros

Strong multi-threaded performance

Most affordable six core processor

Includes Intel stock cooler

Great gaming performance when paired with a graphics card

Cons

Requires manual overclocking

Intel Core i5 8400 is the most budget friendly processor for gaming maniacs who have a light pocket but require high configuration processor to play games without any disruption or frame hitches. It is also a bliss for gamers who require extreme frame rate for high refresh rate gaming.

The Core i5 8400 has six high speed physical cores i.e. 2 additional cores as compared to its previous generation. It has a base frequency of 2.8 GHz and can turbo to a speed of 4.0 GHz for single threaded applications and workloads.

It has a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of 65 W with limitation of manual over-clocking. Hyper-threading is still missing in 8th Generation i5 processors same as its predecessors. Another limitation which is present in all Intel 8th Generation Coffee Lake CPU’s is they will only work with Z370 chipset motherboards.

We recommend MSI Z370-A PRO motherboard priced at around $111 (on Amazon.com) for Core i5 8400 based on its compatibility , features and price.

Intel Core i5 8400 – Specifications

Following are the major specifications of Intel Core i5 8400:

Performance Specifications

No. of Cores 6
No. of Threads 6
Processor Base Frequency  2.8 GHz
TDP 65 W
Cache 9 MB SmartCache
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Turbo Frequency  4.0 GHz

Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size 64 GB
Memory Types DDR4-2666
Max number of memory channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory supported No

Graphics Specifications

Processor Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel Quick Sync Video Yes
Graphics Video Max Memory (GB) 64
Graphics Base Frequency (MHz) 350
Max Resolution (HDMI 1.4) (Hz) 4096*[email protected]
DirectX Support 12
No. of displays supported 3
OpenGL Support 4.5
Graphics Maximum Dynamic Frequency (GHz) 1.05

Intel Core i5 8400 Performance Review

Intel Core i5 8400 features six physical cores with a 2.8 GHz base frequency which is lowest amongst all its Coffee lake processors.The low base frequency may look bad but Intel’s turbo boost technology speeds up the frequencies to work faster in heavier workloads without overloading all of its physical cores. So Core i5 8400 turbo boost bins trail behind the more expensive i5 8600K only by 300 MHz.

The Core i5 8400 also has an impressive turbo boost speed of 4.0 GHz as compared to its low base frequency of 2.8 GHZ which can sound scary, but in terms of performance with fully loaded six cores it can perform at speed of 3.8 GHz which is pretty impressive !!!

In terms of heating, it may exceed its 65 W TDP but does not become overheated. So in comparison to its Kaby lake predecessors , you get 50% more cores and same or higher clock speeds.

The Core i5 8400 also includes an Intel cooler and fan in the same package making it a very great purchase for gaming geeks.

Intel Core i5 8400 Versus Ryzen 5 1500X Review

Let us compare Core i5 8400 to its direct competitor Ryzen 5 1500X:

  • Features, Specifications and Price

Below table provides a glance of all the features, specifications and price of Core i5 8400  and Ryzen 5 1500X:

Features Core i5 8400 Ryzen 5 1500X
Core 6 4
Base Frequency (GHz) 2.8 3.5
Turbo Frequency (GHz) 4.0 3.7
TDP (W) 65 65
Socket LGA1151 AM4
L2 Cache 6*256 KiB 4*512 MiB
Price (Amazon.com) $178.99 $149.99
  • Benchmark Review

Here we compare all the major benchmarks of both processors in terms of performance in applications and graphics:

Benchmarks Core i5 8400 Ryzen 5 1500X
PCMark10 (Index) 5732 4986
3D Mark (Index) 6644 6336
Cinebench R15 (Index) 938 816
Blender(minutes) 83 96
Winrar (seconds) 307 405
CPU-Z multithread 471 430

Compared to its direct competitor Ryzen 5 1500X, Core i5 8400 wins in better specifications , processor , applications and gaming performance. However, in terms of price,  Ryzen 5 1500X is cheaper by narrow margin of $30 as compared to i5 8400.

Intel Core i5 8400 Price Review

Core i5 8400 (as on Amazon.com) prices varies between $178.99 to $232.55 which is similar to previous generation i5-7400 , hence a great value to get couple of more cores at same price !!!

Core i5 8400 (as on Amazon.in) prices varies in India starting from Rs. 14,749 to Rs. 15,000.

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