Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
Spec score
Spec score 54
$120
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 8400F against Ryzen 7 5800X
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 7 5800X
Spec score
Spec score 54
$159
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 5 8400Fleft
60 vs 56 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Ryzen 7 5800Xright
46 vs 48 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 7 5800Xright
42 vs 44 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 7 5800Xright
50 vs 52 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
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 7 5800X: 54
level
Gaming
Ryzen 5 8400F: 55
Ryzen 7 5800X: 58
3 ptsto the right
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 8400F: 30
Ryzen 7 5800X: 36
6 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 8400F: 75
Ryzen 7 5800X: 66
9 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 8400F: 44.3
Ryzen 7 5800X: 34
30%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 8400F: $122
Ryzen 7 5800X: $159
$37to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 8400F: 6
Ryzen 7 5800X: 8
33%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 8400F: 12
Ryzen 7 5800X: 16
33%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 8400F: 4.7 GHz
Ryzen 7 5800X: 4.7 GHz
level
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 8400F: 88 W
Ryzen 7 5800X: 142 W
61%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 7 5800X leads in games by 5%.
- The Ryzen 7 5800X has 20% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 5 8400F is 14% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 8400F typically costs $37 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 8400F is the better buy: 44.3 points per $100 against 34.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 8400F | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 3 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 8 / 16 (better) |
| Base clock | 4.2 GHz (better) | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W (better) | 105 / 142 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Built-in graphics | No | No |
| Cooler in the box | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $122 (better) | $159 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.