Testseek.com have collected 289 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 8400 2.8GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 8400 2.8GHz Socket 1151.
October 2017
(85%)
289 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(90%)
1783 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
6 cores in a Core i5
Great performance
Very competitive against Ryzen 5 parts
Price
Lower TDP and operating temperatures
Incredible value
Six Cores
Strong performance in games and applications
Bundled cooler
Often bests previous-generation Core i7-7700K flagship CPU on multi-core tests
Best-in-class gaming performance
When paired with a dedicated graphics card
Strong Multi-Thread Performance
Killer Single-Thread Performance
Relatively Low Power
High Overclocks
Most affordable 6-core in the Coffee Lake lineup
Large multi-threaded gains over the previous generation
Intel stock cooler included in the box
Intel's best value chip. Great for gamers across the board
Decent at productivity
Thermals in line with a 7700K
Great price/performance ratio
Six full cores
No need for aftermarket cooling
The editors didn't like
Can't be overclocked and lacks HyperThreading
Conclusion
No HyperThreading
No Overclocking
No BSeries motherboards at launch
Poor availability
Locked ratio multiplier
Not unlocked for overclocking (though i5 K-version does exist)
Requires a new motherboard
Despite Z370 chipset offering no substantive new features
Requires New Motherboards
Despite Using LGA1151 Socket
Not All Unlocked
Multiplier locked
Manual overclocking yields limited gains
New motherboard required
Lacks HyperThreading
Only Z370 motherboards available at launch
Increases platform cost
Relatively low all-core clock frequency
Intel's B360 motherboards won't be available until 2018 and the cost of Z370 boards strains the value of this offer
Published: 2018-04-09, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
We've have a pretty good look at application and game performance. As expected Intel's faster in games for the most part, while AMD's faster for most of the heavy workloads we tested, that being the situation this is how I look at it. Even with a GTX 1080...
Published: 2018-03-15, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
The R3 2200G offers highly competitive performance at its price and, ultimately, really has no immediate competition. At $100, the CPU offers 78-85% of the performance of the R5 2400G at 58% of the price. Not bad at all. We can strongly recommend the R3 2...
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Abstract: Its hard to believe considering we just finished up an Intel launch, but it is already time to check out Intel’s next launch. Kaby Lake was launched at the beginning of this year and the Mainstream lineup of CPUs is getting refreshed with Coffee Lake and Z370. This is the 8th generation of Intel’s Core processors going back to the original launch back in 2006...
Published: 2017-11-29, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
The Intel i5-8600K is a return to an old argument. Before Ryzen's launch, and before the i5-7600K, the fact was that most i5 CPUs were perfectly adequate for gaming, if not more than adequate. As the i5 lineup aged, though, a game would occasionally fall...
Published: 2017-10-31, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Our most recent CPU roundup pitted Intel's 7th and 8th-gen Core i5 and Core i7s against AMD's Ryzen 5 and 7 by playing and benchmarking nine representative PC games at multiple resolutions. In total eight new CPUs were tested at their base clock speeds...
Published: 2017-10-30, Author: Steve , review by: gamersnexus.net
The i3-8350K is more of a direct competitor to the R5 series than the R3 series, despite numerical prefix equivalence. At $170 to $200, depending on where and when prices are checked, the 8350K stands comparatively against the 1500X and 1600, or perhaps 1...
Published: 2017-10-25, Author: Paul , review by: tomshardware.com
Incredible value, Six Cores, Strong performance in games and applications, Price, Bundled cooler
No BSeries motherboards at launch, Poor availability, Locked ratio multiplier
The Core i5-8400 brings a powerful six-core design to the mid-range, offering class-leading gaming performance and competitive performance in heavier applications. More expensive models offer more performance in both categories, but the Core i5-8400 i...
Published: 2017-10-20, Author: Luke , review by: techspot.com
Battlefield V is playable on quad-cores but you can expect frequent frame dips, resulting in less consistent frame rates. For the most part, we've found that the older Core i5-7600K has been hanging in there pretty well with AAA titles released in 2018...
