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Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 3 1300X

Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 3 1300X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349807 minutes ago

vs

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Large Scale Integration Ryzen 3 1300X R3 1300X 3.5 GHz Gaming Zen 0.014 Quad- Quad-Thread CPU Processor YD130XBBM4KAE Socket AM4 Implementing Multi-Threaded Operations

Buy for $65.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349807 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349807 minutes ago

vs

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Large Scale Integration Ryzen 3 1300X R3 1300X 3.5 GHz Gaming Zen 0.014 Quad- Quad-Thread CPU Processor YD130XBBM4KAE Socket AM4 Implementing Multi-Threaded Operations

Buy for $65.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349807 minutes ago

Availability

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Availability
MSRP in USD: $129

Large Scale Integration Ryzen 3 1300X R3 1300X 3.5 GHz Gaming Zen 0.014 Quad- Quad-Thread CPU Processor YD130XBBM4KAE Socket AM4 Implementing Multi-Threaded Operations

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1300X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1300X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 70 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1300X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

Performs up to 8% better in Starfield than Ryzen 3 1300X - 57 vs 53 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1300X - 6 vs 4 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $65.23 vs $140.0
Up to 50% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8400 - $1.23 vs $2.46 per FPS

This is a free version of Starfield.

Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

FPS

57

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.46/FPS

50%

Price, $

$140

46%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $140 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349807 minutes ago

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017

FPS

53

92.98245614035088%

Value, $/FPS

$1.23/FPS

100%

Price, $

$65.23

100%

Value Winner

Large Scale Integration Ryzen 3 1300X R3 1300X 3.5 GHz Gaming Zen 0.014 Quad- Quad-Thread CPU Processor YD130XBBM4KAE Socket AM4 Implementing Multi-Threaded Operations

Buy for $65.23 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349807 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017

173

FPS

170

FPS

God of War

God of War

158

FPS

127

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

166

FPS

163

FPS

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

274

FPS

269

FPS

F1 22

F1 22

176

FPS

170

FPS

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017

Single-Core

1097

81.07908351810791%

Multi-Core

3157

66.49115417017691%

Intel Core i5-8400	vs	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Oct 5th, 2017	Release Date	Jul 27th, 2017
Core i5	Collection	Ryzen 3
Coffee Lake	Codename	Summit Ridge
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	4
6	Threads	4
2.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
4.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	3.7 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
28.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes

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