AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i5-8400
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-8400 is 6% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 48 51
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 6
Top speed 4.3 GHz 4 GHz
Rated power 105 W 65 W
Games at recommended 190 194
Released20182017
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X better than the Intel Core i5-8400 for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-8400 scores 51 and the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 48.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 for the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, and the AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT for the Intel Core i5-8400.