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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 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 more expensive Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 3% better in Saints Row than Ryzen 7 2700 - 161 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $160.91 vs $185.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Saints Row than Ryzen 7 2700 - $1.0 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
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 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
157
97.51552795031056%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
84.74576271186442%
Price, $
$185
86%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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Updated 353892 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Ryzen 7 2700
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
34 FPS
$32.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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33 FPS
$36.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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39 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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44 FPS
$31.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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44 FPS
$31.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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