Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 2300X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 2300X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 340 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 3 2300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €89.0 vs €177.5
- Up to 49% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-8400 - €0.75 vs €1.47 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 3 2300X - 121 vs 119 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 6 vs 4 threads
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Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
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Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |