Intel Core i5 8400 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i5 8400 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8400 with 6 cores 2.8GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 8400 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 9MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8400

1038

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +11%

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8400

5893

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +346%

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8400

1298

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8400

4677

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +79%

8391

Blender

Intel Core i5 8400

81

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +335%

353

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 8400

1032

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +3%

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8400

4611

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +157%

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 8400 +2%

2387

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 8400

9214

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +225%

29986

Intel Core i5 8400

VS

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Oct 2017

Release Date

Oct 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-8400

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

sTR4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

sTR4

65 W

Power Consumption

250 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

24

6

Performance Core Threads

48

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

24

6

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1050 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 8400

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

60

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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