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Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £168.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 250 minutes ago

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Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £168.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 250 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600 is 640 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8400 - 190 vs 186 FPS
  • Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - £101.02 vs £168.64
  • Up to 42% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8400 - £0.53 vs £0.91 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

186

98%

Value, £/FPS

£0.91/FPS

58%

Price, £

£168.64

59%

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £168.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 250 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

190

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.53/FPS

100%

Price, £

£101.02

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

Buy for £101.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 249 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

85%

Multi-Core

4748

69%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Core i5-8400

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
28.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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