Ryzen 5 5500F vs Core i5-8400
AMD · Released Sep 10, 2026
Ryzen 5 5500F
- SocketAM4
- MemoryDDR4
- AM4: Older AM4 boards may need a BIOS update for newer Ryzen chips.
- Threads
- 12
- Cores
- 6
- Max Boost
- 4.4GHz
- L3 Cache
- 16MB
- Base Clock
- 3GHz
- TDP
- 65W
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Ryzen 5 5500F has about a 20% higher spec score than Core i5-8400 and launched at $83 less.
$99(better)
Launch MSRP
$182
41.1(better)
Spec score
34.3
12(better)
Threads
6
6
Cores
6
4.4GHz(better)
Max Boost
4GHz
16MB(better)
L3 Cache
9MB
3GHz(better)
Base Clock
2.8GHz
65W
TDP
65W
AM4
Socket
LGA1151 v2
DDR4
MemorySame
DDR4
Sep 10, 2026
Released
Oct 5, 2017