Intel Core i5 8400H 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 1.7GHz)
Intel Core i7 1255U 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 10 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 41.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)