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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 217 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 6% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 7 1700 - 106 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $130.73 vs $195.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 7 1700 - $1.23 vs $1.95 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
106
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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