AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Intel Core i5-7400

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Socket AM4 DESKTOP 3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Aug 2018

Intel Core i5-7400 Intel Socket 1151 DESKTOP 3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016

Summary

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7400

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X.

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Productivity

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X			Intel Core i5-7400
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4A
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
SHA
F16C
FMA3
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
Precision Boost
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X		Intel Core i5-7400
Architecture	AMD_Zen_Plus	vs	Intel_Kabylake
Market	Desktop	vs	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4	vs	DDR4
Codename	Zen	vs	Kaby Lake
Release Date	Aug 2018	vs	Sep 2016

Cores

	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X		Intel Core i5-7400
Cores	4	vs	4
Threads	4	vs	4
SMPs	1	vs	1
Integrated Graphics	No	vs	Intel HD Graphics 630

Cache

	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X		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	4096 KB (shared)	vs	6144 KB (shared)

Physical

	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X		Intel Core i5-7400
Socket	AMD Socket AM4	vs	Intel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp	unknown	vs	72°C
Package	ÂµOPGA-1331	vs
Die Size	210mm²	vs	unknown
Process	14 nm	vs	14 nm

Performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X		Intel Core i5-7400
Cpu Frequency	3500 MHz	vs	3300 MHz
Turbo Clock Speed	4200 MHz	vs	none
Base Clock	100 MHz	vs	100 MHz
Voltage	variable	vs	unknown
TDP	65 W	vs	65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4620 points
Intel Core i5-7400
3960 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
15400 points
Intel Core i5-7400
15840 points