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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X is 1466 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $79.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.49 vs $1.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i5-6400 - 166 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
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 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 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 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 5 3600X
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$15.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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65 FPS
$19.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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54 FPS
$37.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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61 FPS
$13.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$825.24
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