AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 89°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 786432x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 174762.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Launch date 1 Apr 2024 vs 4 Jan 2023
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 89°C
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 5 nm
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) vs 96MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3752 vs 3653
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34262 vs 24236
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3752 vs 3653
PassMark - CPU mark 34262 vs 24236

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3653
3752
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24236
34262
Name AMD Ryzen 5 8400F AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
PassMark - Single thread mark 3653 3752
PassMark - CPU mark 24236 34262
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7980

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Essentials

Launch date 1 Apr 2024 4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $170 $449
Place in performance rating 279 326
Architecture codename Zen 4 (Raphael)

Performance

Base frequency 4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
Die size 178 mm² 71 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 5 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 89°C
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz 5 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 12 16
Transistor count 25,000 million 6,570 million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 61°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM5 AM5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 2200 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon Graphics