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Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 9 3950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

3.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber

Buy for 579.7 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

3.5 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber

Buy for 579.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74934 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 781 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €177.5 vs €579.7
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

  • Performs up to 7% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-8400 - 188 vs 175 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 32 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

175

93.08510638297872%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€177.5

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74935 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

188

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€579.7

30%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber

Buy for 579.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74934 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

79.40140845070422%

Multi-Core

4748

44.3904263275991%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo
Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1704

100%

Multi-Core

10696

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
6Threads
32
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
28.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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