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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 5700X is 1182 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - $112.0 vs $169.21
- Up to 27% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen 7 5700X - $0.79 vs $1.08 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 11% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-9400F - 157 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
141
89.80891719745223%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/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 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
73.14814814814815%
Price, $
$169.21
66%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $169.21 on Amazon
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Updated 348673 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
64.96935407826497%
Multi-Core
4834
49.6865042655977%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 7 5700X
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
121 FPS
$11.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,424.99
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85 FPS
$14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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74 FPS
$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
74 FPS
$9.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$679.99
In Stock
85 FPS
$13.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
37 FPS
$30.46/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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121 FPS
$12.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,464.98
In Stock
85 FPS
$14.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,209
In Stock
37 FPS
$31.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
In Stock
85 FPS
$13.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,179.99
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