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Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 329 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 329 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1127 days newer than Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 5% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-8400 - 128 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
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ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

122

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

128

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€329

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 329 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

65%

Multi-Core

4748

55%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Core i5-8400

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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