AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE vs Intel Core i5-8400

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE vs Intel Core i5-8400 and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, WPrime, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Blender, Blender, Handbrake, MATLAB, SuperPi, RealBench, PCMark 10, PassMark, Prime95, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valorant
Death Stranding
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Valheim

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 4300GE

53%

Core i5-8400

52%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 3 4300GE is 1% better than Core i5-8400. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 4300GE

52%

Core i5-8400

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.0	93.5
Valorant	105.7	106.3
Cyberpunk 2077	59.2	59.5
Apex Legends	99.4	99.9
Call of Duty Warzone	79.3	79.7
Overwatch	85.6	86.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.9	73.3
DOOM Eternal	52.9	53.1
Warzone	82.4	82.9
Assassin's Creed	88.8	89.3
Valheim	87.7	88.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 4300GE

112%

Core i5-8400

56%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 4300GE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8400 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	Intel Core i5-8400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	182	161
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1103	954
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	411
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2540	2291
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1178	1023
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6279	5457

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	Intel Core i5-8400
Single-Core	2610	2442
Multi-Core	11913	9262

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	Intel Core i5-8400
Single-Core	1183	1106
Multi-Core	4922	5408

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	Intel Core i5-8400
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	October 01, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Renoir	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	8
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	6
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4000 millions	2470 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	256KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	9 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000151

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 4300GE is 20% better than Core i5-8400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8400 has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 4300GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE is better: 18
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8400 is better: 18
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE and Intel Core i5-8400 before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-8400 specs and review.