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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 9 7900X3D is 2743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $79.0 vs $469.9
- Up to 64% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $0.94 vs $2.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 113% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-6400 - 179 vs 84 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.63/FPS
35%
Price, $
$469.9
16%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
179 FPS
$20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$21.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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142 FPS
$22.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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142 FPS
$21.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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142 FPS
$22.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,129.99
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142 FPS
$19.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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134 FPS
$22.76/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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152 FPS
$19.73/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,999
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1 FPS
$824.49/FPS
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Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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