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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1642 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $64.93 vs $67.75
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-8400 - 137 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-8400 - $0.55 vs $0.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
137
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.55/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.2
95%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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