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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 177 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $71.75 vs $130.73
- Up to 44% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8400 - $0.44 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 2% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 5 1500X - 166 vs 163 FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
163
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/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 Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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