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Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 7 1800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £170 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

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AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

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AMD YD180XBCAEWOF RYZEN 7 1800X 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W Desktop Processor

Buy for £295 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 63 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £170 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Logo
AMD YD180XBCAEWOF RYZEN 7 1800X 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W Desktop Processor

Buy for £295 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 63 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 217 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 3% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 7 1800X - 181 vs 175 FPS
  • Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - £170.0 vs £295.0
  • Up to 44% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 7 1800X - £0.94 vs £1.69 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of World of Warcraft.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

181

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.94/FPS

100%

Price, £

£170

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £170 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Logo
Ryzen 7 1800X

Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017


FPS

175

96%

Value, £/FPS

£1.69/FPS

55%

Price, £

£295

57%

AMD YD180XBCAEWOF RYZEN 7 1800X 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W Desktop Processor

Buy for £295 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 63 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Logo
Ryzen 7 1800X

Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

82%

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Logo
Ryzen 7 1800X

Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017


Single-Core

1131

83%

Multi-Core

5735

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateMar 2nd, 2017
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Coffee LakeCodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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