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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 640 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $130.73 vs $205.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.83 vs $0.97 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 34% better in League of Legends than Core i5-8400 - 212 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
158
74%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130.73
100%
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 Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 7 3700X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
190 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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190 FPS
$8.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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188 FPS
$5.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949
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194 FPS
$7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,409.99
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188 FPS
$5.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049
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193 FPS
$5.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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192 FPS
$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599.99
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190 FPS
$7.1/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,349
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184 FPS
$7.6/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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191 FPS
$7.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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