Intel Core i5-9400T vs Intel Core i5-8300H

Processor comparisons 18-01-2022

   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-9400T vs Intel Core i5-8300H and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, Prime95, Furmark, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, PassMark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, 7zip, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, RealBench, 3DMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8300H or Intel Core i5-9400T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-9400T

52%

Core i5-8300H

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-9400T

52%

Core i5-8300H

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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 small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.5	92.4
Valorant	105.1	105.0
Cyberpunk 2077	58.9	58.8
Apex Legends	98.8	98.7
Call of Duty Warzone	78.9	78.8
Overwatch	85.2	85.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.6	72.5
DOOM Eternal	52.6	52.5
Warzone	82.0	81.9
Assassin's Creed	88.3	88.2
Valheim	87.3	87.2

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

Core i5-9400T

91%

Core i5-8300H

82%

To make a finishing choice 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 i5-9400T is more energy efficient than the Core i5-8300H as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that 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

	Intel Core i5-9400T	Intel Core i5-8300H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	150	169
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	710	795
Cinbench 20 Single-core	417	397
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2087	1689
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1050	1019
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4114	3996

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

	Intel Core i5-9400T	Intel Core i5-8300H
Single-Core	2074	2363
Multi-Core	7805	7583

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

	Intel Core i5-9400T	Intel Core i5-8300H
Single-Core	965	1109
Multi-Core	4439	4352

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-9400T	Intel Core i5-8300H
Announcement date	April 01, 2019	April 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	8
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	1.8 MHz	2.3 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	3600 millions	2100 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 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	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-8300H is 21% better than Core i5-9400T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9400T has 2 more core than Core i5-8300H. 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: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8300H is better: 9
However, it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-9400T and Intel Core i5-8300H before deciding 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 i5-9400T specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-8300H specs and review.