Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs i5-8400

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-8400
2017
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.99
+31.9%
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
4.54

i5-8400 outperforms Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10921304
Place by popularity80not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.57no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Dali (2020)
Release date24 September 2017 (6 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$182no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache384 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache9 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8400 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-8400 5.99
+31.9%
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 4.54

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-8400 9235
+31.8%
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 7006

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.99 4.54
Integrated graphics card 3.09 2.98
Recency 24 September 2017 21 July 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i5-8400 has a 31.9% higher aggregate performance score, 3.7% faster integrated GPU, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE in performance tests.


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