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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 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 4% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-8400 - 167 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $140.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.87 vs $1.26 per FPS
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
69.04761904761905%
Price, $
$210
66%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 358070 minutes ago
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
161
96.40718562874252%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
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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Updated 358070 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
81.80169286577993%
Multi-Core
4748
58.60281411997038%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.4 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 7 3700X or Core i5-8400
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
$10.75/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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93 FPS
$12.37/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$13.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$933.56
In Stock
71 FPS
$19.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
57 FPS
$17.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
In Stock
87 FPS
$17.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,489.99
In Stock
57 FPS
$18.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,056.99
In Stock
97 FPS
$15.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
In Stock
69 FPS
$18.83/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
24 FPS
$58.29/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
In Stock
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