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Intel Core i5-8400H vs Intel Core i5-9300HF gaming benchmark

Intel Core i5-8400H vs Intel Core i5-9300HF

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-8400H vs Intel Core i5-9300HF and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, 7zip, Blender, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Furmark, PassMark, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Blender, AIDA64, WPrime, SuperPi, Prime95, 3DMark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Valheim
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Overwatch
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Apex Legends
  • Fortnite
  • Valorant
  • Last Man Standing
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Halo Infinite
  • Death Stranding
  • Borderlands 3
  • Fallout 76

   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-9300HF or Intel Core i5-8400H.

 
Intel Core i5-8400H
Intel Core i5-9300HF

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i5-8400H52% Core i5-9300HF52%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i5-8400H52% Core i5-9300HF52%
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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite92.692.3
Valorant105.2104.9
Cyberpunk 207758.958.7
Apex Legends98.998.6
Call of Duty Warzone78.978.7
Overwatch85.285.0
Red Dead Redemption 272.672.4
DOOM Eternal52.652.5
Warzone82.081.8
Assassin's Creed88.488.1
Valheim87.387.1
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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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
Core i5-8400H87% Core i5-9300HF81%
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 Core i5-8400H is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9300HF since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-9300HF
Cinbench 15 Single-core178156
Cinbench 15 Multi-core819593
Cinbench 20 Single-core423422
Cinbench 20 Multi-core19722111
Cinbench 23 Single-core8671024
Cinbench 23 Multi-core42874015

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-9300HF
Single-Core24692332
Multi-Core81997619

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-9300HF
Single-Core11761100
Multi-Core44754228

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-9300HF
Announcement dateJuly 07, 2018April 01, 2020
TypeLaptopLaptop
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1440
Core nameCoffee LakeCoffee Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation89
Turbo Frequency4.2 MHz4.1 MHz
Frequency2.5 MHz2.4 MHz
Cores44
Threads88
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s DMI
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm14 nm
Transistors count2000 millions3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)45 W45 W
Memory typeDDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory64 Gb128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth41.8 GB/s41.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache8 MB8 MB
OverclockingNoYes
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberExpansion Options
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-8400H is 4% better than Core i5-9300HF in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8400H is better: 21
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9300HF is better: 8
   Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-8400H and Intel Core i5-9300HF before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
Intel Core i5-8400H - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i5-9300HF - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark


Intel Core i5-8400H Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i7-9850HL
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Core i5-8257U
• Vs Core i5-8279U
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i5-9400H
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i7-8706G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
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• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
• Vs Core i7-10610U


Intel Core i5-9300HF Processor Comparisons
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1115G4E
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3350U
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Core i7-10510Y
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i7-8565UC
• Vs Core i7-1060NG7
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i7-8665UE
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Core i5-8257U
• Vs Core i5-8279U
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i7-8665U
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i5-9400H
• Vs Core i3-8100B
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8305G
• Vs Core i7-5850EQ
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i7-8706G
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Core i3-8350K
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