Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 177 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 0% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 5 1600X - 216 vs 215 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - €188.88 vs €231.18
- Up to 19% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 5 1600X - €0.87 vs €1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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FPS
216
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.87/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |