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AvailabilityMSRP $399
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 1818 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £168.64 vs £488.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.54 vs £1.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 11% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-8400 - 343 vs 310 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
310
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.64
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
343
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.43/FPS
38%
Price, £
£488.99
34%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
Buy for £488.99 on Amazon
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Updated 183 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400 | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
284 FPS
£5.28/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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284 FPS
£5.7/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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284 FPS
£6.87/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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