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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 196 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - CA$88.39 vs CA$125.25
- Up to 28% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-8400 - CA$0.69 vs CA$0.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 5 2600 - 131 vs 128 FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
128
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$88.39
100%
Value Winner
Powerful Computing Power Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Core 65W YD2600BBM6IAF CPU Processor Socket AM4 Multithreaded Computer Processor
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
131
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.96/FPS
72%
Price, CA$
CA$125.25
70%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.0 Ghz Lga 1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$125.25 on Amazon
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Updated 256 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i5-8400
With selected game settings
13 FPS
CA$245.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$385.72/FPS
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Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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13 FPS
CA$516.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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