Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-8400T 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.

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Is the Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 65.29

Overall Rank:
1632nd fastest in multithreading out of 5153 CPUs
1811th fastest in single threading out of 5153 CPUs
492nd fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $113.37 USD (2025-02-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7402

Single Thread Rating

1905

Samples: 432*
*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	20,034 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,353 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12,531 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,293 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	100,868 KBytes/Sec
Physics	550 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,921 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,905 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$113.37 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 M720 Tiny M720q Desktop - Intel Core i5-8400T Processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe-NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	$299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 12 Pro Business Mini Desktop, Intel Core i5-1240P (12C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz) Mini Pc, 16GB DDR4 RAM 512GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, 8K/HDR/WiFi 6E/BT5.3/7x24 Hours Quiet Operation/Windows 11 Pro	$609.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q 10T7 Tiny Desktop Computer - 1 x Core i5 8400T / 1.7 GHz - RAM 8 GB - SSD 256 GB	$259.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q 10T7004YUS Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 8th Gen i5-8400T 1.70 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB SSD - Tiny	$1653.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,658
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,017
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,486
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,402

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F		186.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		133.58
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		65.29
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.46
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 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,905

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2699470 - Jun 16 2025 [Excluded]		6792
BL2694945 - Jun 13 2025		7598
BL2693117 - Jun 13 2025		7327
BL2692744 - Jun 13 2025		1660
BL2691345 - Jun 12 2025		1840

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 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,402
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,738 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		7,726 (+4.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,748 (-8.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,217 (+24.5%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,715 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,638 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,594 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i3-8300 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,340 (-14.3%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		10,666 (+44.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,867 (+33.3%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,458 (+27.8%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,935 (+20.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,454
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,588
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,804
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,780
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,657
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,503
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,171

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