Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1127 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - €168.41 vs €314.00
- Up to 33% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 5950X - €1.43 vs €2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 25% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-8400 - 147 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 32 vs 6 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
118
80%
Value, €/FPS
€1.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€168.41
100%
Value Winner
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400 | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 16 |
6 | Threads | 32 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |