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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3400G is 3101 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 37% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3400G - $62.0 vs $98.15
- Up to 35% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 3400G - $0.41 vs $0.63 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-2500K - 156 vs 151 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 5 3400G
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
13 FPS
$63.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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2 FPS
$349.5/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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