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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 748 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 18% better in New World than Core i5-9400 - 135 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$257.67 vs CA$319.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
63.51537402478201%
Multi-Core
4795
40.351763022805684%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i5-9400
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
104 FPS
CA$52.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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68 FPS
CA$36.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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