Intel Processor N97 vs Intel Core i5 8400

Compared 2 processors: Intel Processor N97, vs Intel Core i5 8400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Processor N97 and Intel Core i5 8400
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N97
973
Intel Core i5 8400
1028
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Processor N97
3003
Intel Core i5 8400
5852
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N97
63
Intel Core i5 8400
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N97
192
Intel Core i5 8400
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N97
1952
Intel Core i5 8400
2373
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Processor N97
5673
Intel Core i5 8400
9222
Integer Math16.4 GOps/s25.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math11.1 GOps/s22 GOps/s
Prime Number Search23 M primes/s37 M primes/s
Random String Sort7.7 M strings/s16 M strings/s
Data Encryption4.3 GB/s2.8 GB/s
Data Compression61.8 MB/s130.1 MB/s
Physics420 frames/s636 frames/s
Extended Instructions31 M matrices/s115 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N97
1230
Intel Core i5 8400
1414
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Processor N97
2800
Intel Core i5 8400
5082
File Compression319.2 MB/s392.9 MB/s
Clang Compilation20.1 KLines/s36 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser66 pages/s115 pages/s
PDF Rendering88.9 MP/sec156.8 MP/sec
Text Processing139.9 pages/s139 pages/s
Background Blur10.5 frames/s33.8 frames/s
Photo Processing23 frames/s49.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing2.53 MP/sec5.93 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Processor N97
34.46
Intel Core i5 8400
77.38

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 233.3 PPW 78.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 472.8 PPW 141.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 16 PPW n/a
Blender / W 2.87 PPW 1.19 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 3, 2023 October, 5, 2017
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Model number N97 i5-8400
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (24EU) UHD Graphics 630

Processor

Performance cores
Cores n/a 6
Threads n/a 6
Frequency n/a 2.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency3.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count46
Threads count46
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidthn/a8 GT/s
Multiplier36x28x
L1 cache96 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total9 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 12 W 65 W
Socket BGA-1264 LGA-1151
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800
DDR4-2666
Max Size 16 GB 128 GB
Channels 1 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 41.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 9 16
Channels n/a 41422

Results

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