Intel Core i5-8400 vs MediaTek Helio G96

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-8400 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio G96
Intel Core i5-8400 MediaTek Helio G96

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-8400 or MediaTek Helio G96 - 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 Intel Core i5-8400 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8400 was released in Q4/2017.

The MediaTek Helio G96 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. The CPU supports up to 10 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G96 was released in Q3/2021.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Core i 8000 (20) CPU group MediaTek Helio G90 (4)
8 Generation 1
Coffee Lake S Architecture Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-7400 Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-9400 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8400 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-8400 is 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the MediaTek Helio G96 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio G96 is at 2.05 GHz.

Intel Core i5-8400 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
6 Cores 8
6 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) A-Core 2.05 GHz
2x Cortex-A76
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
6x Cortex-A55

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-8400 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-8400 or MediaTek Helio G96 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP2
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation Vallhall 1
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 2
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU ARM Mali-G57 MP2
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 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-8400 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The MediaTek Helio G96 supports up to 10 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-8400 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
128 GB Max. Memory 10 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
9.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-8400 is 65 W, while the MediaTek Helio G96 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-8400 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8400 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The MediaTek Helio G96 is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-8400 Characteristic MediaTek Helio G96
14 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1151-2 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2017 Release date Q3/2021
260 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 (51%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 (40%)

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 i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1053 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
527 (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 i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
4608 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1813 (39%)

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.
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1322 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
677 (51%)

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.
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
4814 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
1842 (38%)

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 i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
ARM Mali-G57 MP2 @ 0.95 GHz
243 (55%)

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.
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
9259 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
3945 (43%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
62 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
283 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (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 i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
411 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (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 i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
2291 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
338464 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
79 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
400.9 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
450 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.80 GHz
2482 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (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 i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
163 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
925 (100%)
MediaTek Helio G96 MediaTek Helio G96
8C 8T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-8400 MediaTek Helio G96
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