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Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 3 3200G


Description
The i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 3200G is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8400 gets a score of 289.6 k points while the 3200G gets 168.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8400 is 1.7 times faster than the 3200G. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
810f81
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/4
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x64+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2017
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
64.98k points
49.21k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.61k points
168.69k 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
i5-8400
3200G
Test#1 (Integers)
4.08k
3.89k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
17.94k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
5.34k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.29k
6.62k (x0.64)
TOTAL
34.31k
33.79k (x0.98)

Multithread

i5-8400

3200G
Test#1 (Integers)
21.54k
15.07k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
85.13k
66.84k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.24k
19.56k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.08k
6.54k (x1.6)
TOTAL
139k
108.01k (x0.78)

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
i5-8400
3200G
Test#1 (Integers)
26.5k
14.48k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
23.11k
23.84k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.2k
5.43k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.16k
5.46k (x0.54)
TOTAL
64.98k
49.21k (x0.76)

Multithread

i5-8400

3200G
Test#1 (Integers)
135.08k
54.39k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
121.49k
88.77k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.53k
20.04k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.5k
5.48k (x0.99)
TOTAL
289.61k
168.69k (x0.58)

Performance/W
i5-8400
3200G
Test#1 (Integers)
2078 points/W
837 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1869 points/W
1366 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
424 points/W
308 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
85 points/W
84 points/W
TOTAL
4455 points/W
2595 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8400
3200G
Test#1 (Integers)
6626 points/GHz
3619 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5778 points/GHz
5961 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1300 points/GHz
1357 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2541 points/GHz
1365 points/GHz
TOTAL
16245 points/GHz
12302 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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