Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 363 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 2% better in Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 57 vs 56 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - CA$210.0 vs CA$1074.19
- Up to 81% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - CA$3.68 vs CA$19.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 65 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 24 vs 6 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
57
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.68/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7072 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
56
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$19.18/FPS
19%
Price, CA$
CA$1074.19
19%
Buy for CA$1,074.19 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7072 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
6 | Threads | 24 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |