Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 31.01

Overall Rank: 1323

Last Price Change: $239.84 USD (2021-03-04)

Average CPU Mark

7437

Single Thread Rating: 1921
Samples: 286*
*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	20,285 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,510 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12,797 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,275 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	101,726 KBytes/Sec
Physics	543 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,941 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,921 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Lenovo ThinkCentre M720 Tiny M720q Desktop - Intel Core i5-8400T Processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe-NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	$860.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q 10T7 Tiny Desktop Computer - 1 x Core i5 8400T / 1.7 GHz - RAM 8 GB - SSD 256 GB	$813.60 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pro Mini 400 G9 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500T Hexa-core (6 Core) 2 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 4.0 x4 SSD - Mini PC - Black	$655.00 (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)
	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	$480.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,437

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		31.01
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 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,921

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2093871 - May 04 2024		7928
BL2089297 - Apr 29 2024		7810
BL2083762 - Apr 22 2024		7499
BL2083459 - Apr 21 2024		5518
BL2081734 - Apr 19 2024		7077

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 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,437
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		7,732 (+4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,098 (+22.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,731 (+17.4%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,203 (+10.3%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,767 (-9.0%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,205 (-16.6%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,422 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i5-9400T @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,393 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-8600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,343 (+25.6%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,231 (+24.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,767 (-9.0%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,161 (-17.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,668

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