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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $649
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 16 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 3% better in Dirt 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 180 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $160.91 vs $530.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $0.89 vs $3.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/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 Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
175
97.22222222222221%
Value, $/FPS
$3.03/FPS
29.372937293729372%
Price, $
$530
30%
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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In Stock
Updated 348669 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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