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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 1115 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 5% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 5 1600X - 184 vs 175 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £178.58 vs £224.84
- Up to 16% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-10400 - £1.02 vs £1.22 per FPS
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
184
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.22/FPS
83%
Price, £
£224.84
79%
FPS 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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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
175
95%
Value, £/FPS
£1.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£178.58
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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In Stock
Updated 136 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
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 | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Ryzen 5 1600X
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
112 FPS
£9.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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