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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive 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 more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 29% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-8400 - 238 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - £86.0 vs £158.88
- Up to 58% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-8400 - £0.36 vs £0.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
238
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£86
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
Buy for £86 on Amazon
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Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i5-8400
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
36 FPS
£21.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
In Stock
36 FPS
£26.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
In Stock
100 FPS
£10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,050
In Stock
62 FPS
£14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
In Stock
18 FPS
£41.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.95
In Stock
18 FPS
£61.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
In Stock
46 FPS
£31.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
In Stock
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