Ryzen 7 6800H vs i5-8400B

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	477
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency	no data	30.98
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$182	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	6	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	28	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	9 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	126 mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1440	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 630	AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8400B and Ryzen 7 6800H.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	3.09	15.98
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	6	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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