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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 414 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 6% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - 152 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $109.99 vs $160.91
- Up to 28% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-9400 - $0.76 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
71.69811320754717%
Price, $
$160.91
68%
FPS 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 Threadripper 1900X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2017
FPS
144
94.73684210526315%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$109.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD190XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1900X (8-core/16-thread) Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 349042 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2017
Single-Core
1168
84.39306358381504%
Multi-Core
5794
100%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Whitehaven |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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