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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i5-8400T

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i5-8400T: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 948 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8400T - 178 vs 169 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T

  • Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $139.0 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 88% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.82 vs $6.74 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 35 vs 65 Watts
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

178

100%

Value, $/FPS

$6.74/FPS

12%

Price, $

$1199.99

11%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

169

94%

Value, $/FPS

$0.82/FPS

100%

Price, $

$139

100%

Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1099

52%

Multi-Core

3884

44%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i5-8400T Logo

Intel Core i5-8400T

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateApr 2nd, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed1.7 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.3 GHz
65 WTDP
35 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier17.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i5-8400T

Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max

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