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AMD Ryzen 5 5500F vs AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
—Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
—Inno Score
—Multi-core46.4
43.6Gamingspec-based45.5
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500F5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F and AMD Ryzen 5 8400F lack the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500F

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

  • 100% higher L2 cache: 6 MB vs 3 MB
  • 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • 40% higher Base clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Announced20262024
SocketAM4AM5
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power—88 W
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
Cooler includedYesYes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Cores66
Performance cores—6
Efficiency cores—0
Threads1212
Base clock3 GHz4.2 GHz+40%
Boost clock4.4 GHz4.7 GHz+7%
L2 cache3 MB6 MB+100%
L3 cache16 MB16 MB

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Memory supportDDR4-3200DDR5-5200
Max memory128 GB256 GB+100%
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
PCIe version44
CPU PCIe lanes2020

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
PassMark—24,372Bottom 45%

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