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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X outperforms the cheaper 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 Threadripper 3960X is 781 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 6% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8400 - 310 vs 293 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 48 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £158.88 vs £1250.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - £0.54 vs £4.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 65 vs 280 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
310
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.03/FPS
13%
Price, £
£1250
12%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Processor (24C/48T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
293
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£158.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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In Stock
Updated 45 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
48 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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