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AvailabilityMSRP $329
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MSRP $329
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 640 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $80.00 vs $129.29
- Up to 36% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.71 vs $1.11 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 4% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-8400 - 117 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400 | vs | Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 7 3700X
With selected game settings
19 FPS
$64.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 7 3700X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,229.99
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32 FPS
$40.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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32 FPS
$40.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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19 FPS
$57.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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22 FPS
$45.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999.99
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48 FPS
$23.54/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,129.99
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44 FPS
$31.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
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22 FPS
$45.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999.99
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51 FPS
$38.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,951
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65 FPS
$46.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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31 FPS
$43.52/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,349
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38 FPS
$60.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299
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22 FPS
$95.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,099
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65 FPS
$27.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,765
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51 FPS
$28.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,463.73
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48 FPS
$12.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$599.99
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32 FPS
$40.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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51 FPS
$35.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799.99
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27 FPS
$37.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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32 FPS
$40.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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1 FPS
$1619/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,619
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9 FPS
$94.44/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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