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Ryzen 5 2500X vs Core i5-9400F

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

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)

Buy for CA$174.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 32026 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)

Buy for CA$174.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 32026 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 120 days newer than Ryzen 5 2500X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F

  • Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 5 2500X - 226 vs 222 FPS
This is a free version of Fortnite.
Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


FPS

222

98.23008849557522%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

226

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.77/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$174.28

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)

Buy for CA$174.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 32026 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 i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo
Ryzen 5 2500X

Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018


Single-Core

1103

80.04354136429608%

Multi-Core

3801

78.63053371948698%

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1378

100%

Multi-Core

4834

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Intel Core i5-9400F

Sep 10th, 2018Release Date
Jan 8th, 2019
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 GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i5-9400F

Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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