Intel Core i5-8600T vs Intel Core i5-9400H

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-8600T vs Intel Core i5-9400H and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, SuperPi, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, 7zip, AIDA64, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, Furmark, PassMark, PCMark 10, RealBench, MATLAB, Blender, VeraCrypt, WPrime.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-9400H or Intel Core i5-8600T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-8600T

52%

Core i5-9400H

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8600T

52%

Core i5-9400H

52%

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 play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.0	92.2
Valorant	105.7	104.8
Cyberpunk 2077	59.2	58.7
Apex Legends	99.3	98.5
Call of Duty Warzone	79.2	78.6
Overwatch	85.6	84.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.9	72.3
DOOM Eternal	52.8	52.4
Warzone	82.4	81.8
Assassin's Creed	88.8	88.1
Valheim	87.7	87.0

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So 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 i5-8600T

85%

Core i5-9400H

78%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-8600T is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9400H since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was 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 programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. 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 benefit 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 i5-8600T	Intel Core i5-9400H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	156	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	802	834
Cinbench 20 Single-core	456	425
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2125	1980
Cinbench 23 Single-core	937	870
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4633	4306

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

	Intel Core i5-8600T	Intel Core i5-9400H
Single-Core	2286	2548
Multi-Core	8833	8234

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

	Intel Core i5-8600T	Intel Core i5-9400H
Single-Core	897	1054
Multi-Core	4880	4161

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-8600T	Intel Core i5-9400H
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1440
Core name	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	8	9
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6400 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	41.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	9 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-9400H is 8% better than Core i5-8600T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8600T has 2 more core than Core i5-9400H. 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 i5-8600T is better: 21
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9400H is better: 10
Although it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-8600T and Intel Core i5-9400H before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-8600T - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-8600T specs and review.

Intel Core i5-9400H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-9400H specs and review.