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Ryzen 3 1200 vs Core i5-8400

Ryzen 3 1200 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3.1 GHz | 4-core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Logo
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD1200BBAEBOX, Black

Buy for £175 on Amazon

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Updated 19494 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

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Updated 19707 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3.1 GHz | 4-core

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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD1200BBAEBOX, Black

Buy for £175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19494 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19707 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 3 1200 - 310 vs 304 FPS
  • Up to 9% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - £158.88 vs £175.0
  • Up to 12% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 3 1200 - £0.51 vs £0.58 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Logo
Ryzen 3 1200

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017


FPS

304

98%

Value, £/FPS

£0.58/FPS

87%

Price, £

£175

90%

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD1200BBAEBOX, Black

Buy for £175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19494 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

310

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.51/FPS

100%

Price, £

£158.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19707 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Logo
Ryzen 3 1200

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Logo
Ryzen 3 1200

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017


Single-Core

984

72%

Multi-Core

2834

59%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Logo

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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Intel Core i5-8400

Jul 27th, 2017Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 3CollectionCore i5
Summit RidgeCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
31.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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