AMD Ryzen 7 2800H vs Intel Core i5-8400H

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AMD Ryzen 7 2800H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-8400H
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H Intel Core i5-8400H

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 2800H or Intel Core i5-8400H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H was released in Q4/2018.

The Intel Core i5-8400H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8400H was released in Q2/2018.
AMD Ryzen 7 (67) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 2000H (2) CPU group Intel Core i 8000H (6)
1 Generation 8
Raven Ridge (Zen) Architecture Coffee Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i5-9400H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 2800H is 3.30 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-8400H has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8400H is at 2.50 GHz (4.20 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 7 2800H Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 7 2800H Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H or Intel Core i5-8400H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
1.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
11 Compute units 24
704 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-8400H supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 7 2800H Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 2800H is 45 W, while the Intel Core i5-8400H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 7 2800H Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
35 W TDP up --
54 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-8400H is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 7 2800H Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP5 Socket BGA 1440
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2018 Release date Q2/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H (68%)
Intel Core i5-8400H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H (93%)
Intel Core i5-8400H (100%)

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
734 (68%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1081 (100%)

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
3088 (87%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3534 (100%)

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.30 GHz
1830 (100%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (23%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’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.
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
7715 (98%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
7902 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1296 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3826 (100%)

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
178 (100%)

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
819 (100%)

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