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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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MSRP in USD: $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2268 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 14% better in Ready or Not than FX-4300 - 266 vs 234 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $48.02 vs $112.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-9400F - $0.21 vs $0.42 per FPS
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
234
87.96992481203007%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or FX-4300
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
79 FPS
$14.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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79 FPS
$14.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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67 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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