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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 667 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $112.0 vs $279.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.97 vs $2.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-9400F - 124 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
116
93.54838709677419%
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 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.25/FPS
43.111111111111114%
Price, $
$279
40%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 348337 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
63.24001835704451%
Multi-Core
4834
40.67996297231339%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 9 5900X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$19.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.49
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38 FPS
$29.66/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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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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59 FPS
$28.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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96 FPS
$31.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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96 FPS
$32.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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77 FPS
$24.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,879.99
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96 FPS
$30.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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77 FPS
$24.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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114 FPS
$25.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,949
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