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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 1953 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Core i5-6400
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $56.68 vs $179.00
- Up to 63% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 7 5800X - $0.34 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 16% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-6400 - 194 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
167
86%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$56.68
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400 | vs | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 7 5800X
With selected game settings
67 FPS
$27.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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67 FPS
$14.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
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115 FPS
$17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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98 FPS
$22.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,249.99
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87 FPS
$38.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,348
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43 FPS
$38.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$62.63/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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87 FPS
$19.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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87 FPS
$25.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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87 FPS
$18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$23.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$30.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$18.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$38.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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67 FPS
$22.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,495
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73 FPS
$26.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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67 FPS
$22.06/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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89 FPS
$16.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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73 FPS
$33.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB HDD
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67 FPS
$32.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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80 FPS
$17.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6800
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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87 FPS
$20.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$16.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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87 FPS
$30.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$35.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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53 FPS
$20.72/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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67 FPS
$35.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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87 FPS
$13.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.19
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87 FPS
$18.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,589.99
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87 FPS
$20.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,763.29
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43 FPS
$42.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,829
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67 FPS
$41.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB HDD
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