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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $169
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MSRP in USD: $169
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 649 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 5 1400 - 215 vs 213 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1400 - $39.5 vs $42.88
- Up to 10% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 5 1400 - $0.18 vs $0.2 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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CHUANGWEI AMD Ryzen 5 1400 R5 1400 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Eight-Thread CPU Processor YD1400BBM4KAE Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 1400
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 5 1400
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
72 FPS
$10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
$11.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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