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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 1300X is 756 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $65.23 vs $79.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-6400 - $0.29 vs $0.36 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1300X doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 3 1300X
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
222
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$65.23
100%
Value Winner
Large Scale Integration Ryzen 3 1300X R3 1300X 3.5 GHz Gaming Zen 0.014 Quad- Quad-Thread CPU Processor YD130XBBM4KAE Socket AM4 Implementing Multi-Threaded Operations
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 3 1300X
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 1300X or Core i5-6400
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
56 FPS
$14.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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