AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i5-8400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 200GE and Intel Core i5-8400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon 200GE

Intel Core i5-8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 200GE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6495 vs 6201
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6495 vs 6201

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2018 vs 5 January 2017
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6495 vs 6201
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6495 vs 6201

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8400

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2383 vs 1804
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9232 vs 4116
Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1048 vs 740
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4580 vs 1735
Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1826 vs 1303
Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3900 vs 2701
Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1826 vs 1303
Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3900 vs 2701

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache	9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2383 vs 1804
PassMark - CPU mark	9232 vs 4116
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1048 vs 740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4580 vs 1735
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1826 vs 1303
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3900 vs 2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1826 vs 1303
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3900 vs 2701

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 200GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1804

2383

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4116

9232

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

740

1048

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1735

4580

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1303

1826

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2701

3900

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6495

6201

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1303

1826

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2701

3900

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6495

6201

Name	AMD Athlon 200GE	Intel Core i5-8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1804	2383
PassMark - CPU mark	4116	9232
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740	1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1735	4580
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	3658
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1303	1826
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2701	3900
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6495	6201
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1303	1826
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2701	3900
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6495	6201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		73.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.767
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.333

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 200GE	Intel Core i5-8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Coffee Lake
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	June 2018	5 January 2017
OPN Tray	YD200GC6M2OFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1095	1083
Series	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$190
Price now		$259
Processor Number		i5-8400
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		13.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.80 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	192 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	6
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot