Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

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The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 6 Threads. This CPU may not do well with games especially more recent releases. Best to check with your system requirements from the developer of the games you are interested to see if it is compatible. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 1.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Down: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400T CPU @ 1.70GHz, Intel Core i5-8400T CPU @ 1.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 53.60

Overall Rank:
1452nd fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
1611th fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
448th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $139.00 USD (2024-06-17)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7450

Single Thread Rating

1920

Samples: 337*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,476
Thread: 1,923

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

Integer Math	20,246 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,513 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12,711 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,296 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	101,765 KBytes/Sec
Physics	548 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,943 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,920 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$139.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OptiPlex 3060 Micro Desktop Computer with Intel Core i5-8400T 1.7 GHz Hexa-Core, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD	$389.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q 10T7 Tiny Desktop Computer - 1 x Core i5 8400T / 1.7 GHz - RAM 8 GB - SSD 256 GB	$325.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC Mini PC Mini Desktop Computer Windows 11 Pro, 8GB RAM/1TB SSD 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-8365U Processor with Intel vPro® Technology,up to 4.10 GHz,4 Cores,8 Threads	$380.00 (www.amazon.com)
	i5 8400 12GB DDR4 1TB	$628.85 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Legion T530-28Icb Gaming Desktop (Intel 8th Gen i5-8400 6 Core 1.7-4.0 GHz, 8GB-DDR4, 1TB HDD + Optane 16GB System Accelerator, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5, Win 10 Home) 90JL007RUS	$1699.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,450

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		53.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,920

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2245676 - Nov 15 2024		8062
BL2243765 - Nov 12 2024		7885
BL2235652 - Nov 02 2024		7563
BL2231064 - Oct 28 2024		7603
BL2227835 - Oct 24 2024		7548

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,450
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,238 (+24.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,251 (+24.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		10,668 (+43.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,727 (+17.1%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,166 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,305 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i3-8300T @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		5,749 (-22.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		10,678 (+43.3%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,369 (+25.8%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,934 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,755 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,748 (-9.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,280

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