Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 70 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €173.0 vs €188.88
- Up to 2% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8400 - €1.45 vs €1.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 8% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 3 1200 - 128 vs 119 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 6 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
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Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |