Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Spec score
Spec score 54
$120
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 8400F against Ryzen 5 8600G
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Spec score
Spec score 55
$186
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 5 8600Gright
60 vs 62 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 5 8600Gright
53 vs 55 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Ryzen 5 8600Gright
46 vs 48 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 5 8600Gright
42 vs 44 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 5 8600Gright
50 vs 52 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 5 8600Gright
46 vs 48 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 8400F: 54
Ryzen 5 8600G: 55
1 ptsto the right
Gaming
Ryzen 5 8400F: 55
Ryzen 5 8600G: 55
level
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 8400F: 30
Ryzen 5 8600G: 32
2 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 8400F: 75
Ryzen 5 8600G: 78
3 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 8400F: 44.3
Ryzen 5 8600G: 30.2
47%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 8400F: $122
Ryzen 5 8600G: $182
$60to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 8400F: 6
Ryzen 5 8600G: 6
level
Threads
Ryzen 5 8400F: 12
Ryzen 5 8600G: 12
level
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 8400F: 4.7 GHz
Ryzen 5 8600G: 5 GHz
6%to the right
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 8400F: 88 W
Ryzen 5 8600G: 88 W
level
The verdict
- Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 5 8600G are level on gaming.
- The Ryzen 5 8600G has 7% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 5 8600G is 4% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 8400F typically costs $60 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 8400F is the better buy: 44.3 points per $100 against 30.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 8400F | Ryzen 5 8600G |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 4 (Radeon 760M) |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 6 / 12 |
| Base clock | 4.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz (better) |
| Boost clock | 4.7 GHz | 5 GHz (better) |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | No | Yes (better) |
| Cooler in the box | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Typical price | $122 (better) | $182 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.