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
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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In Stock
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Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
310
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£158.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
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Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |