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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 4100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 4100 is 2468 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 4100
- Performs up to 82% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6400 - 31 vs 17 FPS
- Up to 44% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6400 - CA$4.04 vs CA$7.19 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 2% cheaper than Ryzen 3 4100 - CA$122.15 vs CA$125.25
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 4100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
31
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.04/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$125.25
97%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 3 4100 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
17
54.83870967741935%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.19/FPS
56.18915159944366%
Price, CA$
CA$122.15
100%
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Updated 44126 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
74.86522911051213%
Multi-Core
3023
64.29179072735006%
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Not Available | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 4100 or Core i5-6400
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
CA$1090.99/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 4100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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