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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1402 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $110.0 vs $279.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 180% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-7400 - 56 vs 20 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-7400 - $4.98 vs $5.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
20
35.714285714285715%
Value, $/FPS
$5.5/FPS
90.54545454545455%
Price, $
$110
100%
Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
39%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Single-Core
1176
53.969710876548874%
Multi-Core
3232
27.198518892535557%
Intel Core i5-7400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-7400 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
22 FPS
$83.84/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$211.11/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$73.72/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
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$280/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$123.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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