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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 640 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i5-8400 - 185 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $110.99 vs $140.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Stray than Core i5-8400 - $0.6 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
183
98.91891891891892%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
77.92207792207792%
Price, $
$140
79%
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 358126 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
84.72135253600501%
Multi-Core
4748
68.97152818128994%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-8400
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
75 FPS
$11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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110 FPS
$14.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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92 FPS
$10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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74 FPS
$16.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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92 FPS
$17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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92 FPS
$11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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38 FPS
$26.05/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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70 FPS
$17.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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75 FPS
$10.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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31 FPS
$30.61/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$949
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