i5-8400B vs i5-8400

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1107not rated
Place by popularity69not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.20no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5
Power efficiency8.47no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date24 September 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$182$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads66
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2828
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)9 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 September 2017 2 April 2018

i5-8400B has an age advantage of 6 months.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-8400 and Core i5-8400B. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-8400 is a desktop processor while Core i5-8400B is a notebook one.


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