Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i5-8400
Description
The 1600X is based on Zen architecture while the i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600X gets a score of 173.2 k points while the i5-8400 gets 289.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8400 is 1.7 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600X gets a score of 173.2 k points while the i5-8400 gets 289.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8400 is 1.7 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
800f11
906ea
Core
Summit Ridge
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
9216 kB
Date
April 2017
September 2017
Mean monothread perf.
60.09k points
64.98k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.2k points
289.61k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
1600X
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3.95k
4.08k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
14.96k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.39k
4.98k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.35k
10.29k (x0.59)
TOTAL
45.06k
34.31k (x0.76)
Multithread
1600X
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
19.47k
21.54k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
77.19k
85.13k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.4k
28.24k (x1.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.25k
4.08k (x0.33)
TOTAL
124.3k
139k (x1.12)
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
1600X
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
14.63k
26.5k (x1.81)
Test#2 (FP)
24.09k
23.11k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
5.2k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.86k
10.16k (x0.64)
TOTAL
60.09k
64.98k (x1.08)
Multithread
1600X
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
48.75k
135.08k (x2.77)
Test#2 (FP)
80.1k
121.49k (x1.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
27.53k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.85k
5.5k (x0.28)
TOTAL
173.2k
289.61k (x1.67)
Performance/W
1600X
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
2078 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
843 points/W
1869 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
258 points/W
424 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
209 points/W
85 points/W
TOTAL
1823 points/W
4455 points/W
Performance/GHz
1600X
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3659 points/GHz
6626 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6022 points/GHz
5778 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1378 points/GHz
1300 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3966 points/GHz
2541 points/GHz
TOTAL
15023 points/GHz
16245 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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