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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 2743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $79.0 vs $582.8
- Up to 78% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.59 vs $2.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 62% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-6400 - 217 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 32 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
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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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.69/FPS
21%
Price, $
$582.8
13%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
217 FPS
$21.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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217 FPS
$18.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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210 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,049.99
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215 FPS
$16.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,499.99
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208 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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213 FPS
$14.08/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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72 FPS
$11.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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