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Ryzen 5 2500X vs Core i5-9400

Ryzen 5 2500X vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for CA$242.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 32324 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for CA$242.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 32324 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 39 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 3% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 348 vs 339 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


FPS

339

97.41379310344827%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

348

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.7/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$242.1

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for CA$242.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 32324 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


Single-Core

1103

79.6965317919075%

Multi-Core

3801

79.27007299270073%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

Sep 10th, 2018Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
Pinnacle RidgeCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
12 nm
Process Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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