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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1022 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $79.0 vs $185.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 2700 - $0.55 vs $1.29 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 7 2700
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
22 FPS
$50/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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21 FPS
$57.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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29 FPS
$44.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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36 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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36 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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21 FPS
$39.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$825.24
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