Intel Core i5-10400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-10400 is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 57 56
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Top speed 4.3 GHz 4.4 GHz
Rated power 65 W 95 W
Games at recommended 212 211
Released20202019
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-10400 better than the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-10400 scores 57 and the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 56.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti for the Intel Core i5-10400, and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X.