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AvailabilityMSRP $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 9 7950X3D is 1917 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £168.64 vs £1179.89
- Up to 82% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £1.51 vs £8.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 22% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-8400 - 137 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 32 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
112
82%
Value, £/FPS
£1.51/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 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
137
100%
Value, £/FPS
£8.61/FPS
18%
Price, £
£1179.89
14%
FPS 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
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
137 FPS
£16.5/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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117 FPS
£27.63/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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