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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 1917 days newer than Core i5-8400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 13% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8400 - 137 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 68% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £1.21 vs £3.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
137
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.81/FPS
31.758530183727036%
Price, £
FPS Winner
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
121
88.32116788321169%
Value, £/FPS
£1.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£146.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
47.94472005669738%
Multi-Core
4748
27.164025401910862%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
4.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 120 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
44.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X3D or Core i5-8400
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
109 FPS
£16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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