Ryzen 9 270 vs Ryzen 5 8400F

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8400F
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
15.25
Ryzen 9 270
2025
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.78
+23.1%

Ryzen 9 270 outperforms Ryzen 5 8400F by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking538381
Place by popularity45not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation66.52no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency9.0716.14
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCTSMC
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Hawk Point (2024−2025)
Release date1 April 2024 (1 year ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$170no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 9 270 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 9 270 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 9 270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataUSB 4, Ryzen AI (16 TOPS), MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 9 270 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 9 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 9 270.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

Ryzen 5 8400F 15.25
Ryzen 9 270 18.78
+23.1%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 5 8400F 24518
Ryzen 9 270 30193
+23.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.25 18.78
Recency 1 April 2024 6 January 2025
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 270 has a 23.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 9 270 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 8400F is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 270 is a notebook one.

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