Intel Core i5-8400H vs AMD GX-224IJ

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Intel Core i5-8400H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD GX-224IJ
Intel Core i5-8400H AMD GX-224IJ

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-8400H or AMD GX-224IJ - 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 i5-8400H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-8400H was released in Q2/2018.

The AMD GX-224IJ has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-224IJ was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD G (38)
Intel Core i 8000H (6) CPU group AMD G-Series 3rd Gen (5)
8 Generation 3
Coffee Lake H Architecture Prairie Falcon Excavator+
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-9400H Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-8400H is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.20 GHz). The AMD GX-224IJ has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (2.80 GHz).

Intel Core i5-8400H Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Core i5-8400H Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon R4E (Beema)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 0
14 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 0
24 Compute units 4
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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 HD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon R4E (Beema)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-8400H supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD GX-224IJ can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-8400H Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3-1866
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 8
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-8400H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD GX-224IJ is 10 W.

Intel Core i5-8400H Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 15 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-8400H has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD GX-224IJ cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-8400H Characteristic AMD GX-224IJ
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
BGA 1440 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2018 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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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 i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
AMD Radeon R4E (Beema) @ 0.80 GHz
205 (49%)

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 i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1081 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3534 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1296 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3826 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
7902 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
2C 2T @ 2.40 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 i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
178 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
2C 2T @ 2.80 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 i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
819 (100%)
AMD GX-224IJ AMD GX-224IJ
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-8400H AMD GX-224IJ
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