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Intel Core i5-2500k vs Intel Core i5-8400H

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Intel Core i5-2500k

The Intel Core i5-2500k operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at 3.70 GHz base 3.70 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 95 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1155 CPU socket. This version includes 6.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support RAM and features 2.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Sandy Bridge S Architecture is enhanced with 32 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT. The product was launched on Q1/2011

Intel Core i5-8400H

The Intel Core i5-8400H operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at 4.20 GHz base 3.70 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 45 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1440 CPU socket. This version includes 8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Coffee Lake H Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q2/2018

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3.30 GHz	Frequency	2.50 GHz
4	Cores	4
3.70 GHz	Turbo (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo (All Cores)	3.70 GHz
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking	No
normal	Core Architecture	normal
Intel HD Graphics 3000	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 630
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
10.1	DirectX Version	12
2	Max. displays	3
	Memory	DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
2	Memory channels	2
	Max memory
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
LGA 1155	Socket	BGA 1440
95 W	TDP	45 W
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Q1/2011	Release date	Q2/2018
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-2500k 702 (33%)

Intel Core i5-8400H (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-2500k 2,451 (3%)

Intel Core i5-8400H (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-2500k 267 (32%)

Intel Core i5-8400H (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-2500k 895 (4%)

Intel Core i5-8400H (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-2500k 133 (43%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 186 (61%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-2500k 462 (4%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 820 (8%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-2500k 817 (39%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 1,057 (50%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-2500k 2,680 (7%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 3,462 (9%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.

Intel Core i5-2500k 212 (2%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 423 (4%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.

Intel Core i5-2500k 778.75 (38%)

Intel Core i5-8400H (0%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-2500k 3,164 (46%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 4,457 (64%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-2500k 9,973 (10%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 15,786 (17%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-2500k 1.61 (59%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 2.12 (78%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-2500k 5.45 (10%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 8.65 (16%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.

Intel Core i5-2500k 22.45 (36%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 37.48 (61%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

Intel Core i5-2500k 6,406 (7%)

Intel Core i5-8400H 9,461 (11%)

Electric Usage Estimate

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Electric Usage Estimate

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Intel Core i5-2500k		Intel Core i5-8400H
95 W	Max TDP	45 W
NA	Power consumption per day (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per day	NA
NA	Power consumption per year (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per year	NA