Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 70 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 9% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 3 1200 - 552 vs 507 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €34.94 vs €177.5
- Up to 78% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-8400 - €0.07 vs €0.32 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for €177.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
507
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€34.94
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €34.94 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 73 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |