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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 321 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $112.0 vs $515.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 3950X - $0.97 vs $4.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-9400F - 119 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
116
97.47899159663865%
Value, $/FPS
$0.97/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 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.33/FPS
22.401847575057733%
Price, $
$515
21%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 348551 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
80.86854460093896%
Multi-Core
4834
45.19446522064323%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 9 3950X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$29.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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38 FPS
$30.79/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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30 FPS
$23.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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