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 Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 9% better in F1 23 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 216 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - €188.88 vs €231.18
- Up to 25% better value when playing F1 23 than Ryzen 5 1600X - €0.87 vs €1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
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
Ultra High
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |