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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1402 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 17% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-7400 - 206 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-7400 - £126.99 vs £158.88
- Up to 31% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-7400 - £0.62 vs £0.9 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 12 vs 4 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
206
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£126.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor (6C/12T, 35MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz Max Boost) with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 2467 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-7400 or Ryzen 5 5600X
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
176 FPS
£6.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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149 FPS
£5.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
£5.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£949.95
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