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Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8400H can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 4 Cores and 8 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games, but may be a bottleneck on newer releases. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1440

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 45 W

TDP Down: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400H CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-8400H CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 30.19

Overall Rank:
1610th fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
1166th fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
390th fastest in out of 1491 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $250.00 USD (2018-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
7548
Single Thread Rating
2340

Samples: 214*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,417
Thread: 2,454

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math25,580 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math16,036 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,361 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,581 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression98,697 KBytes/Sec
Physics547 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,360 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,340 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of June 2025.
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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2680791 - Jun 07 2025
5971
BL2680191 - Jun 07 2025
8258
BL2674010 - Jun 04 2025
8089
BL2672360 - Jun 04 2025
7935
BL2670204 - Jun 03 2025
2962
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz
7,548
Intel Core i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
7,389 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i5-9300H @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
7,477 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i5-8350U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
6,139 (-18.7%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
8,270 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
7,230 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-10310U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
5,965 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i5-9400H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
7,938 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i7-4800MQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
5,775 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
5,767 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
5,701 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i5-8500B @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
8,906 (+18.0%)
Intel Core i5-1035G4 @ 1.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400H
7,843 (+3.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,768
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,903
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,170
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,056
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,674
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,052
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,027
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,846
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,784
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,762
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,759
Intel Core i5-8400H @ 2.50GHz
981