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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6400 is 649 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $73.64 vs $195.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 5 1500X - $1.36 vs $3.61 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$73.64
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 YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 5 1500X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$829.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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