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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 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 Threadripper 3960X is 781 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $140.0 vs $1300.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $0.75 vs $6.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8400 - 193 vs 186 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 48 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
186
96.37305699481865%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/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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Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
193
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.74/FPS
11.127596439169139%
Price, $
$1300
10%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $1,300 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348676 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
81.16376724655069%
Multi-Core
4748
35.65367575279718%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 48 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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