Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 70 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 6% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 3 1200 - 204 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $84.08 vs $219.35
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 6 vs 4 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
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Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
72.72727272727273%
Multi-Core
2834
59.68828980623421%
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 |