AMD Ryzen 5 8400F Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has 6 cores with 12 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM5 (LGA 1718) socket and was released in Q1/2024.
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

At a glance

Name: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Family: AMD Ryzen 5 (92)
CPU group: AMD Ryzen 8000G (14)
Architecture: Phoenix (Zen 4)
Technology: 4 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 6
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is 4.20 GHz (4.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 12
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 6x Zen 4
B-Core: --
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 4.20 GHz (4.70 GHz)
B-Core Frequency: --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 256 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR5-5200
83.2 GB/s
Max. Memory: 256 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: 45 W
Tjunction max.: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 8400F is made in 4 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 22.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 4 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: AM5 (LGA 1718)
L2-Cache: 6.00 MB
L3-Cache: 16.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release date: Q1/2024
Release price: 179 $
Part Number: 100-100001591
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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 i5-13400 Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
106
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
105
Intel Core i5-12600KF Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
105
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
104
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
104
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
104
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
104

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 i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
807
Intel Core i7-11700K Intel Core i7-11700K
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
806
Intel Core i7-11700KF Intel Core i7-11700KF
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
806
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
793
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C 24T @ 4.00 GHz
783
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
771
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
770

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i5-14600T Intel Core i5-14600T
14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz
2626
Intel Core i9-13900T Intel Core i9-13900T
24C 32T @ 5.30 GHz
2618
Intel Core i9-12900E Intel Core i9-12900E
16C 24T @ 5.00 GHz
2611
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
2609
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
2606
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7985WX
64C 128T @ 5.10 GHz
2599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
2571

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
11991
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 AMD Ryzen 5 7600
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
11967
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
11967
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
11912
Intel Core i9-10980XE Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
11836
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
11830
Intel Core i9-7960X Intel Core i9-7960X
16C 32T @ 3.60 GHz
11810

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 i7-11700K Intel Core i7-11700K
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
24332
Intel Core i7-11700KF Intel Core i7-11700KF
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
24332
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
24324
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
24002
Intel Xeon Gold 6140 Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz
23965
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
23728
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
23706

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