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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 180 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 3400G - 144 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3400G - $112.0 vs $132.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 3400G - $0.78 vs $0.92 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 5 3400G
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
19 FPS
$59.32/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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19 FPS
$61.58/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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6 FPS
$138.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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7 FPS
$99.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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1 FPS
$1059/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,059
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