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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs Intel Core i7-8700

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
—Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-8700
35Inno Score
—Single-core35.3
46.4Multi-core33.3
45.5Gamingspec-based37.9
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8400F0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8700

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F lacks 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 8400F

  • Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 33
  • 300% higher L2 cache: 6 MB vs 2 MB
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 87% higher PassMark: 24,372 vs 13,000
  • 71% lower process: 4 nm vs 14 nm
  • Lower launch price: $170 vs $303

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8700

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

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus Intel Core i7-8700
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FIntel Core i7-8700
Announced20242017
SocketAM5LGA1151-v2
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W—
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
Cooler includedYesYes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus Intel Core i7-8700
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FIntel Core i7-8700
Cores66
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores00
Threads1212
Base clock4.2 GHz+31%3.2 GHz
Boost clock4.7 GHz+2%4.6 GHz
L2 cache6 MB+300%2 MB
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus Intel Core i7-8700
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FIntel Core i7-8700
iGPU—Intel UHD Graphics 630
iGPU clock—1,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus Intel Core i7-8700
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FIntel Core i7-8700
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR4-2666
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus Intel Core i7-8700
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FIntel Core i7-8700
PCIe version4+33%3
CPU PCIe lanes20+25%16

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus Intel Core i7-8700
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FIntel Core i7-8700
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,500Bottom 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—6,400Bottom 31%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,230Bottom 26%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—8,400Bottom 28%
PassMark24,372+87%Bottom 45%13,000Bottom 21%

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