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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs Ryzen 5 7400F

57 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
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58 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 8400F against the 3.7 GHz Ryzen 5 7400F. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
93.3
(Very good)
Value Index
56.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7400F and 8400F
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 5 nanometers
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
  • Has 16 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 8 months later
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 8400F
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Ryzen 5 7400F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 8400F
12058
Ryzen 5 7400F +1%
12228
File compression 1320 MB/sec 1200 MB/sec
Clang compilation 84.7 Klines/sec 90 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 256.7 pages/sec 264.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 282 Mpixels/sec 298.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 271.8 pages/sec 265.7 pages/sec
Background blur 60.5 images/sec 57.2 images/sec
Photo processing 97.2 images/sec 100.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.3 Mpixels/sec 17.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 80 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 8400F
24387
Ryzen 5 7400F +5%
25637
Integer math 74 GOps/sec 74.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 46.2 GOps/sec 45.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 89M Primes/sec 191M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 34.6M Strings/sec 35.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.6 GBytes/sec 16.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 288.1 MBytes/sec 290.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1332 Frames/sec 1659 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22.2B Matrices/sec 21.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1803 & 73 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 8400F +8%
183.77
Ryzen 5 7400F
170.12

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.4 PPW 12.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 185.5 PPW 188.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 375.2 PPW 394.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.83 PPW 2.62 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-05-13 (Виталий)Geekbench 6 CPU2683 / 12790
📘 2025-05-13 (Виталий)Cinebench 2024106 / 813
📘 2025-03-24 (Zen)Cinebench 2024103 / 739
📘 2025-02-11 (soZe)Cinebench 2024102 / 675
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 5 7400F

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released May 14, 2024 January 15, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Phoenix) Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number 8400F -
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 14400F - Intel Core i5 14400F
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (78th and 72nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 42x 37x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 25 billions 6.5 billions
Fabrication Process 4 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-65 W (configurable) 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W -
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (87th and 84th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 8400F official page AMD Ryzen 5 7400F official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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