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Core i5-6400 vs Ryzen 5 4500

Core i5-6400 vs Ryzen 5 4500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 4500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.1GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 8MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000644BOX Schwarz

Buy for 63.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 4500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.1GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 8MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000644BOX Schwarz

Buy for 63.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 4500 is 2468 days newer than Core i5-6400.

Advantages of Core i5-6400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 4500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500

  • Performs up to 5% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-6400 - 178 vs 169 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

169

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

178

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.36/FPS

100%

Price, €

€63.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6GHz, Max. Leistungstakt: bis zu 4.1GHz, 6 Kerne, L3-Cache 8MB, Socket AM4) 100-100000644BOX Schwarz

Buy for 63.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

71%

Multi-Core

3023

49%

Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1555

100%

Multi-Core

6199

100%

Core i5-6400

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Ryzen 5 4500

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameNot Available
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
27.0xMultiplier
36.0x
HD Graphics 530
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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