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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1457 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 28% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-9400F - 163 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $112.0 vs $591.89
- Up to 76% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.88 vs $3.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.63/FPS
24.242424242424242%
Price, $
$591.89
18%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
127
77.91411042944786%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
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
Epic
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
47.22412611377656%
Multi-Core
4834
24.621810217490957%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 120 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i5-9400F
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
27 FPS
$41.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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27 FPS
$43.33/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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163 FPS
$26.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,399.99
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163 FPS
$24.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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139 FPS
$25.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,499.99
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20 FPS
$34.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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122 FPS
$26.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,199.99
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133 FPS
$22.56/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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