Buy on Amazon
$140
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $189
Availability
MSRP in USD: $189
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 177 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 5 1500X - 204 vs 200 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $71.75 vs $140.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-8400 - $0.36 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
52.17391304347826%
Price, $
$140
51%
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 349805 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
200
98.0392156862745%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
Buy for $71.75 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349805 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
81.59645232815964%
Multi-Core
3644
76.74810446503791%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 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 | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
