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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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MSRP in USD: $149
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1466 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 0% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 5 3400G - 223 vs 222 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3400G - $39.5 vs $98.15
- Up to 59% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 5 3400G - $0.18 vs $0.44 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
223
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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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 5 3400G
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
34 FPS
$24.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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58 FPS
$12.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
In Stock
35 FPS
$18.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
In Stock
13 FPS
$53.77/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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