Ryzen 5 8400F vs C-30

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Primary details

Comparing C-30 and Ryzen 5 8400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated467
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.40
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD C-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data21.66
Architecture codenameOntario (2011−2012)Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

C-30 and Ryzen 5 8400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography40 nm4 nm
Die size75 mm2178 mm2
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on C-30 and Ryzen 5 8400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFT1 BGA 413-BallAM5
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-30 and Ryzen 5 8400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions40 nm, 1.24-1.35Vno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-30 and Ryzen 5 8400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-30 and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3 Single-channelDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6250N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by C-30 and Ryzen 5 8400F.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

C-30 178
Ryzen 5 8400F 23635
+13178%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 January 2011 1 April 2024
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 9 Watt 65 Watt

C-30 has 622.2% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between C-30 and Ryzen 5 8400F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that C-30 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 8400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between C-30 and Ryzen 5 8400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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