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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 5800X3D is 1198 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - $112.0 vs $294.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - $4.15 vs $5.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 96% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-9400F - 53 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
50.943396226415096%
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 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
53
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.55/FPS
74.77477477477478%
Price, $
$294
38%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D 8-core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor with AMD 3D V-Cache™ Technology
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
65.90148254423721%
Multi-Core
4834
44.121942314713394%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 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 | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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