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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 264 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 2600 - 555 vs 527 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - $112.0 vs $155.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 2600 - $0.2 vs $0.29 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
527
94.95495495495496%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
68.96551724137932%
Price, $
$155
72%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
555
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i5-9400F
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
156 FPS
$7.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,126.99
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156 FPS
$7.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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128 FPS
$7.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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145 FPS
$6.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
In Stock
128 FPS
$7.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
In Stock
93 FPS
$8.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
In Stock
139 FPS
$5.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829
In Stock
120 FPS
$5.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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