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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 609 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 1% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 7 1700X - 169 vs 168 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - €59.0 vs €98.96
- Up to 41% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-6400 - €0.35 vs €0.59 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7GHz Boxed CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 7 1700X
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
42 FPS
€16.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 7 1700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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