Ryzen 7 2700X vs Core i5-7400 benchmarks
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 2700X performs better than the Core i5-7400. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-7400 in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 2700X has significantly more cores than the Core i5-7400. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700X has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-7400. It also has more threads than the Core i5-7400. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-7400. Also, the Ryzen 7 2700X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-7400 outputs less heat than Ryzen 7 2700X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 7 2700X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-7400. The Ryzen 7 2700X also has significantly more L3 cache.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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