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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3400G 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 3400G is 1466 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3400G - $79.0 vs $98.15
- Up to 18% better value when playing Diablo IV than Ryzen 5 3400G - $0.49 vs $0.6 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Performs up to 1% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-6400 - 163 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 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
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 5 3400G
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$829/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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1 FPS
$699/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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1 FPS
$824.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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