Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 31.06

Overall Rank: 1199

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

Average CPU Mark

7449

Single Thread Rating: 1923
Samples: 249*
*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	20,356 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	17,510 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	12,908 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,268 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	101,892 KBytes/Sec
Physics	542 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,979 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,923 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of December 2023.
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 Home & Business Desktop (Intel i5-8400T 6-Core, 32GB RAM, 512GB SATA SSD, Intel UHD 630, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4xUSB 3.1, 1xHDMI, 2 Display Port (DP), Win 10 Pro) (Renewed)	$562.34 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pro Mini 400 G9 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500T Hexa-core (6 Core) 2 GHz - 16 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 4.0 x4 SSD - Mini PC	$739.00 (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	$770.00 (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)
	Elite Mini 600 G9 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12500T Hexa-core (6 Core) - 16 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Desktop Mini - Intel Q670 Chip - Windows 11 Pro - In	$887.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,538
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,412
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,715
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,610
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,928
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,421
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,200
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,449

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.94
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.84
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.32
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.46
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		31.06
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 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,945
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,923

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1956742 - Nov 28 2023		7286
BL1946390 - Nov 14 2023		8058
BL1943659 - Nov 10 2023		7877
BL1939487 - Nov 05 2023		7579
BL1939432 - Nov 05 2023		5826

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 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		7,449
Intel Core i5-8600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,299 (+24.8%)
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		7,743 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		10,723 (+44.0%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,171 (+9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,767 (-9.1%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,760 (-9.2%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-8400T		6,206 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,482 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i5-9400T @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,421 (+13.1%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		9,252 (+24.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-8400T		8,733 (+17.2%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-8400T		14,513 (+94.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,211
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,078
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,571
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,425
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,375
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,208
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,862
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,519
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz		1,666

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