Intel Core i5-7400 vs AMD FX-8170

Intel Core i5-7400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i5-7400
AMD FX-8170
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-8170

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7400

60 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8170.
Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8170

None

Intel Core i5-7400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-7400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-7400AMD FX-8170
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0
SSE4.1
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Core i5-7400AMD FX-8170
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Bulldozer
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsZambezi
Release DateSep 2016vsOct 2012

Cores

Intel Core i5-7400AMD FX-8170
Cores4vs8
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-7400AMD FX-8170
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs384 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs8192 KB
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-7400AMD FX-8170
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-7400AMD FX-8170
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3900 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.45 V
TDP65 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-7400
    3960 points
  • AMD FX-8170
    2655 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-7400
    15840 points
  • AMD FX-8170
    15094 points

Points - higher is better