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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 461 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $139.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3600X - $1.18 vs $1.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 35 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8400T - 124 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 12 vs 6 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | 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 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400T or Ryzen 5 3600X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
56 FPS
$20.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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49 FPS
$25.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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36 FPS
$55.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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