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Core i5-6400 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Core i5-6400 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E

Buy for £1,179.89 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E

Buy for £1,179.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 2743 days newer than Core i5-6400.

Advantages of Core i5-6400

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 13% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-6400 - 136 vs 120 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 32 vs 4 threads
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ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

120

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

136

100%

Value, £/FPS

£8.68/FPS

100%

Price, £

£1179.89

100%

FPS and Value Winner

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E

Buy for £1,179.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 82 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

38%

Multi-Core

3023

15%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Core i5-6400

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
65 W
TDP120 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
27.0xMultiplier
42.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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