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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 183 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 15% better in Diablo IV than Ryzen 5 2600 - 189 vs 165 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Diablo IV than Ryzen 5 2600 - $0.85 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $155.0 vs $160.91
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
165
87.3015873015873%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
90.42553191489363%
Price, $
$155
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Updated 353910 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Ryzen 5 2600
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$829/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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