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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1500X 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 5 1500X is 649 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $71.75 vs $79.0
- Up to 8% better value when playing Control than Core i5-6400 - $0.36 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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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
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | 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 |
35.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i5-6400
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
54 FPS
$15.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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