Ryzen 5 2400 vs Core i5-6600

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The Ryzen 5 2400 and the Core i5-6600 are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The Ryzen 5 2400 has 4 cores and 8 threads, and the Core i5-6600 has 4 cores and 4 threads. Core counts are the same, so cache size and clock speed decide the difference. Boost clocks are 3.4 GHz and 3.9 GHz.

Platform, power and price

The Ryzen 5 2400 uses the AM4 socket and the Core i5-6600 uses LGA1151, so they need different motherboards, and often different memory. When you compare prices, count the board as well as the chip.

Rated power is 65 W for the first and 65 W for the second. That is close enough that cooling needs will be similar.

We do not have launch prices for both chips, so we cannot compare value.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Ryzen 5 2400 can feed a card up to the Arc A580 before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Core i5-6600 reaches the Arc A580. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Ryzen 5 2400 if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Core i5-6600 if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.