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Intel Core i5-9400T vs Intel Core i5-8257U gaming benchmark

Intel Core i5-9400T vs Intel Core i5-8257U

Processor comparisons   18-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-9400T vs Intel Core i5-8257U and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing, rendering. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, 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 parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Furmark, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, 7zip, SuperPi, Blender, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Blender, WPrime, RealBench.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:
  • Last Man Standing
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Valheim
  • Valorant
  • Death Stranding
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Halo Infinite
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
  • Fortnite
  • Fallout 76
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Apex Legends
  • Overwatch
  • Borderlands 3
  • Red Dead Redemption 2

   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8257U or Intel Core i5-9400T.


 
Intel Core i5-9400T
Intel Core i5-8257U

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i5-9400T52% Core i5-8257U52%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i5-9400T52% Core i5-8257U52%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that 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, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite92.592.0
Valorant105.1104.6
Cyberpunk 207758.958.6
Apex Legends98.898.3
Call of Duty Warzone78.978.4
Overwatch85.284.7
Red Dead Redemption 272.672.2
DOOM Eternal52.652.3
Warzone82.081.6
Assassin's Creed88.387.8
Valheim87.386.8
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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 i5-9400T91% Core i5-8257U235%
To make a final 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 i5-8257U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9400T as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn 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. Since 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 i5-9400T Intel Core i5-8257U
Cinbench 15 Single-core150159
Cinbench 15 Multi-core710667
Cinbench 20 Single-core417391
Cinbench 20 Multi-core20871628
Cinbench 23 Single-core10501054
Cinbench 23 Multi-core41144128

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-8257U
Single-Core20742350
Multi-Core78057832

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-8257U
Single-Core9651061
Multi-Core44393939

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby 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 savings are obvious!

Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-8257U
Announcement dateApril 01, 2019November 07, 2019
TypeDesktopLaptop
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1528
Core nameCoffee LakeCoffee Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation98
Turbo Frequency3.4 MHz3.9 MHz
Frequency1.8 MHz1.4 MHz
Cores64
Threads68
Bus rate8 GT/s4 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm14 nm
Transistors count3600 millions1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)35 W15 W
Memory typeDDR4-2666DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory128 Gb32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache9 MB6 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberExpansion Options
Expansion Options
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-9400T is 22% better than Core i5-8257U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9400T has 2 more core than Core i5-8257U. 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 i5-9400T is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8257U is better: 10
   However, it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-9400T and Intel Core i5-8257U before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
Intel Core i5-9400T - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i5-8257U - all data

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


Intel Core i5-9400T Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i5-8279U
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i7-8706G
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Core i5-8400H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i5-9400H
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• 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 i5-8400T
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Core i5-8305G
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• Vs Core i7-4770
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• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i3-8100B
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200


Intel Core i5-8257U Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Core i5-8279U
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i7-8706G
• Vs Core i5-8400H
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i5-9400H
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• 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 i5-8400T
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Core i5-8305G
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i7-5850EQ
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
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