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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 598 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - $106.47 vs $123.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-10400 - $0.58 vs $0.63 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 8% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 2500X - 196 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
182
92.85714285714286%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
92.06349206349206%
Price, $
$123.99
85%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
77.13286713286713%
Multi-Core
3801
69.24758608125342%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i5-10400
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
37 FPS
$21.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
$22.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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65 FPS
$30.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,999.99
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37 FPS
$27.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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39 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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34 FPS
$37.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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