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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600X 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 5 2600X is 1022 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $79.0 vs $99.97
- Up to 15% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.11 vs $0.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Valorant than Core i5-6400 - 757 vs 744 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 5 2600X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
386 FPS
$2.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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386 FPS
$2.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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