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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 340 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $106.47 vs $112.0
- 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 53% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 2500X - 26 vs 17 FPS
- Up to 31% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 2500X - $4.31 vs $6.26 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
17
65.38461538461539%
Value, $/FPS
$6.26/FPS
68.84984025559106%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
26
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
95%
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
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
81.52254249815225%
Multi-Core
3801
80.0547598989048%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle 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 |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i5-8400
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$849.99/FPS
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Core i5-8400
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