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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2920X is 1189 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $99.95 vs $530.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $0.59 vs $3.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i5-6400 - 172 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
170
98.83720930232558%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.08/FPS
19.155844155844154%
Price, $
$530
18%
FPS Winner
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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Updated 348971 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
87.20565149136577%
Multi-Core
3023
40.55540649315804%
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
31 FPS
$26.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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