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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3960X is 157 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-10400 - 213 vs 208 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 48 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £224.84 vs £1250.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £1.08 vs £5.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
213
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.87/FPS
18%
Price, £
£1250
17%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Processor (24C/48T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
208
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.08/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.84
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
48 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3960X or Core i5-10400
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
£9.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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