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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 781 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 4% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-8400 - 117 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 64 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $81.89 vs $1096.78
- Up to 92% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - $0.81 vs $10.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
117
100%
Value, €/FPS
€10.41/FPS
7.780979827089338%
Price, €
€1217.43
7%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core, 64-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
112
95.72649572649573%
Value, €/FPS
€0.81/FPS
100%
Price, €
€90.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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In Stock
Updated 128 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
82.70171149144254%
Multi-Core
4748
33.89491719017704%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 6 |
64 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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