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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400 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 i5-11400 is 918 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $106.47 vs $126.99
- Up to 4% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-11400 - $0.54 vs $0.56 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 15% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 5 2500X - 226 vs 196 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
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
196
86.72566371681415%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/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 i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
226
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
96.42857142857143%
Price, $
$126.99
83%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
56.855670103092784%
Multi-Core
3801
52.06849315068494%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i5-11400
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, 1920 x 1080, Highest
88 FPS
$9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799.99
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73 FPS
$14.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,089
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73 FPS
$13.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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