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Core i5-6400 vs Ryzen 5 2600X

Core i5-6400 vs Ryzen 5 2600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 1022 days newer than Core i5-6400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6400 - 344 vs 339 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

339

98.54651162790698%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo
Ryzen 5 2600X

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


FPS

344

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£187.33

100%

FPS Winner

AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler

Buy for £187.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74316 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo
Ryzen 5 2600X

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

89.81406628940987%

Multi-Core

3023

57.43872316169485%

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo
Ryzen 5 2600X

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1237

100%

Multi-Core

5263

100%

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo

Intel Core i5-6400

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenamePinnacle Ridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size
12 nm
27.0xMultiplier
36.0x
HD Graphics 530
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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