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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 330 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 2% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 106 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - CA$210.0 vs CA$1180.39
- Up to 83% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - CA$1.98 vs CA$11.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 32 vs 6 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
106
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.98/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.0 Ghz Lga 1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$210 on Amazon
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Updated 17616 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
FPS
104
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$11.35/FPS
17%
Price, CA$
CA$1180.39
17%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD2950XA8AFWOF)
Buy for CA$1,180.39 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17616 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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