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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X is 1263 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - $160.91 vs $169.21
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9400 - 175 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9400 - $0.97 vs $1.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.21
95%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
65.25223950966526%
Multi-Core
4795
49.28564086750951%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Ryzen 7 5700X
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
125 FPS
$11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$13.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$8.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$679.99
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90 FPS
$12.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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125 FPS
$11.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,464.98
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90 FPS
$13.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,209
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90 FPS
$13.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
$13.82/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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143 FPS
$13.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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