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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $189
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MSRP in USD: $189
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 637 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Ready or Not than Ryzen 5 1500X - 266 vs 257 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $71.75 vs $112.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-9400F - $0.28 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
266
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
66.66666666666667%
Price, $
$112
64%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
257
96.61654135338345%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Updated 361153 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
80.11611030478954%
Multi-Core
3644
75.38270583367812%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 5 1500X
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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$1,126.99
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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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$1,169.99
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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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