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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $189
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MSRP in USD: $189
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400 is 1115 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 1500X - 130 vs 122 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 1500X - £1.73 vs £1.8 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £220.0 vs £224.84
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
130
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.73/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.84
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Desktop CPU-AM4(Quad Core,3.5GHz -3.7GHz Turbo,65W)
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Updated 188 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Ryzen 5 1500X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
£16.57/FPS
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Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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