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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 130 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $120.58 vs $130.73
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 13% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 2400G - 357 vs 316 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 2400G - $0.37 vs $0.38 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 2400G R5 Pro 2400G R5 2400g 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Eight-Thread 65W CPU Processor YD240BC5M4MFB Socket AM4
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
357
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
92%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Very High
Ryzen 5 2400G
Desktop • Feb 12th, 2018
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 12th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2400G or Core i5-8400
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
88 FPS
$12.49/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Ryzen 5 2400G
8 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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