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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800XT outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800XT is 546 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800XT - $112.0 vs $406.45
- Up to 58% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 3800XT - $4.15 vs $9.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
- Performs up to 52% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400F - 41 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
27
65.85365853658537%
Value, $/FPS
$4.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
41
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.91/FPS
41.87689202825429%
Price, $
$406.45
27%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-core, 16-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $406.45 on Amazon
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Updated 348442 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 7 3800XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
78.38452787258248%
Multi-Core
4834
56.99799551939629%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 7 3800XT
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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