Intel Core i5-8400 vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8400 and AMD Athlon X2 5050e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), 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).

Intel Core i5-8400

AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8400

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 54% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2373 vs 917
10.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9223 vs 846
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4580 vs 2164

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 January 2017 vs October 2008
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2373 vs 917
PassMark - CPU mark	9223 vs 846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4580 vs 2164

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1252 vs 1048

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1252 vs 1048

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 5050e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2373

917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9223

846

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1048

1252

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4580

2164

Name	Intel Core i5-8400	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
PassMark - Single thread mark	2373	917
PassMark - CPU mark	9223	846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1048	1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4580	2164
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3633
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1826
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3900
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6201
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1826
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3900
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6201

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8400	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Brisbane
Launch date	5 January 2017	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$190
Place in performance rating	1149	2127
Price now	$259
Processor Number	i5-8400
Series	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	13.28
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6
Die size		126 mm
Transistor count		154 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Graphics
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
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)