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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i5-7400

Availability

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (YD1600BBAFBOX)

Buy on Amazon

$165

In Stock

Updated 34 minutes ago

Availability

Intel Core i5-7400 3GHz 6MBNew Retail, BX80677I57400New Retail Smart Cache Box

Buy on Amazon

$219

In Stock

Updated 34 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 1600 is 98 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7400.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Performs up to 4% better in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds than Core i5-7400 — 219 vs 211 FPS
Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-7400 — $165.0 vs $219.0
Up to 28% better value when playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds than Core i5-7400 — $0. 75 vs $1.04 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 — 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400

Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn’t have integrated graphics

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920×1080

Game Graphics

High

Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

FPS

219

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.75/FPS

100%

Price, $

$165

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (YD1600BBAFBOX)

Buy for $165 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 34 minutes ago

Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

FPS

211

96%

Value, $/FPS

$1.04/FPS

72%

Price, $

$219

75%

Intel Core i5-7400 3GHz 6MBNew Retail, BX80677I57400New Retail Smart Cache Box

Buy for $219 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 34 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920×1080

Game Graphics

High

Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

239

FPS

230

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

961

FPS

929

FPS

League of Legends

438

FPS

423

FPS

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

258

FPS

249

FPS

Fortnite

417

FPS

403

FPS

VALORANT

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Single-Core

898

100%

Multi-Core

4915

100%

Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Single-Core

880

98%

Multi-Core

2808

25%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600	vs	Intel Core i5-7400
Apr 11th, 2017	Release Date	Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 5	Collection	Core i5
Summit Ridge	Codename	Kaby Lake
AMD Socket AM4	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
6	Cores	4
12	Threads	4
3. 2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
65 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	HD 630
Yes	Overclockable	No

Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i5-7400

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, 1080p, High

SkyTech Rampage — Gaming Computer PC

FPS

15.58

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Ryzen 5 1600

8 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.98

In Stock

Updated 28 minutes ago

ALLIED GAMING Stinger Desktop PC

FPS

16. 33

/FPS

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Ryzen 5 1600

8 GB, 240 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$849

In Stock

Updated 27 minutes ago

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Core i5-7400

Ryzen 5 5600X

Ryzen 5 1600

Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i5-7400

Ryzen 7 5700X

Ryzen 5 1600

Ryzen 7 5700X

Core i5-7400

Ryzen 7 5700G

Ryzen 5 1600

Ryzen 7 5700G

Core i5-7400

Ryzen 5 5600

$139.79

Ryzen 5 1600

Ryzen 5 5600

$139.79

Core i5-7400

Core i5-12400

$182.99

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i5-7400

Summary

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

164%
Intel Core i5-7400

100%

Relative performance

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

100%
Intel Core i5-7400

111%

Relative performance

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

201%
Intel Core i5-7400

100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 101% higher).

This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Around 64% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7400

11% higher single threaded performance.

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 1600.

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

Features

AMD Ryzen 5 1600			Intel Core i5-7400
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
SSSE3
SSE4. 2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600		Intel Core i5-7400
Architecture	AMD Zen	vs	Intel_Kabylake
Market	Desktop	vs	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4	vs	DDR4
Codename	Zen	vs	Kaby Lake
Release Date	Apr 2017	vs	Sep 2016

Cores

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600		Intel Core i5-7400
Cores	6	vs	4
Threads	12	vs	4
SMPs	1	vs	1
Integrated Graphics	No	vs	Intel HD Graphics 630

Cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600		Intel Core i5-7400
L1 Cache	128 KB (per core)	vs	64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache	512 KB (per core)	vs	256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache	16384 KB (shared)	vs	6144 KB (shared)

Physical

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600		Intel Core i5-7400
Socket	AMD Socket AM4	vs	Intel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp	unknown	vs	72°C
Package	uPGA	vs
Die Size	192mmÂ²	vs	unknown
Process	14 nm	vs	14 nm

Performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600		Intel Core i5-7400
Cpu Frequency	3200 MHz	vs	3300 MHz
Turbo Clock	3600 MHz	vs	none
Base Clock	100 MHz	vs	100 MHz
Voltage	unknown	vs	unknown
TDP	65 W	vs	65 W

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

3960 points
Intel Core i5-7400

3960 points

Points — higher is better

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

25766 points
Intel Core i5-7400

15840 points

Points — higher is better

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

2361
Intel Core i5-7400

1365

points per second — higher is better

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

29509
Intel Core i5-7400

14682

MIPS — higher is better

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

94.