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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 7 3800X is 461 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $139.0 vs $285.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.21 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 35 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Core i5-8400T - 734 vs 671 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 16 vs 6 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-8400T prcsr Tray
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 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
High
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | 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 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400T or Ryzen 7 3800X
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
499 FPS
$3.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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510 FPS
$4.51/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
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522 FPS
$3.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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