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    AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i5-8400

    AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2020
    AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
    Intel Core i5-8400
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    2800 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jan 2018
    Intel Core i5-8400

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
      114%
    • Intel Core i5-8400
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
      110%
    • Intel Core i5-8400
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
      118%
    • Intel Core i5-8400
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 4300G

    10% higher single threaded performance.
    18% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 14% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8400

    None
    AMD Ryzen 3 4300G

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 3 4300G

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 3 4300GIntel Core i5-8400
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AES
    AVX
    AVX2
    BMI1
    BMI2
    SHA
    F16C
    FMA3
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    SMT
    Precision Boost
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    AES-NI
    TSX
    TXT
    CLMUL
    Boost 2.0

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 3 4300GIntel Core i5-8400
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsIntel_Coffelake
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
    CodenameRenoirvsCoffee Lake
    Release DateJul 2020vsJan 2018

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 3 4300GIntel Core i5-8400
    Cores4vs6
    Threads8vs6
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 6vsIntel UHD 630

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 3 4300GIntel Core i5-8400
    L1 Cache96K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs9216 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 3 4300GIntel Core i5-8400
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 1151
    Max Case TempN/Avs72°C
    PackageµOPGA-1331vsFC-LGA1151
    Die Sizeunknownvs151mm²
    Process12 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 3 4300GIntel Core i5-8400
    Cpu Frequency3800 MHzvs2800 MHz
    Turbo Clock4000 MHzvs4000 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
      4480 points
    • Intel Core i5-8400
      4800 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
      20769 points
    • Intel Core i5-8400
      20160 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 3 4300G (simulated)
      187.56
    • Intel Core i5-8400
      170

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 3 4300G (simulated)
      1108.86
    • Intel Core i5-8400
      939

    points - higher is better

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