Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 340 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $77.85 vs $81.89
- Up to 5% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i5-8400 - $0.37 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 233 vs 231 FPS
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Graphics Card
GeForce RTX 4090
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
231
99.14163090128756%
Value, €/FPS
€0.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€86.41
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €86.41 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 57118 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
233
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.39/FPS
94.87179487179486%
Price, €
€90.9
95%
FPS Winner
Buy for €90.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 57117 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Graphics Card
GeForce RTX 4090
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
81.52254249815225%
Multi-Core
3801
80.0547598989048%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |