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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600XT is 640 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600XT - $115.0 vs $168.11
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8400 - 174 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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CPU Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT R5 3600XT 3.8 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 95W L3=32M 100-000000281 Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
79.40140845070422%
Multi-Core
4748
65.74356134034893%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 3600XT
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
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Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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