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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-14400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-14400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 359 days older than the cheaper Core i5-14400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than Core i5-14400 - 963 vs 908 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14400 - 24 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14400
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$349.89 vs CA$489.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$0.39 vs CA$0.51 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
963
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.51/FPS
76%
Price, CA$
CA$489
71%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 111 minutes ago
Core i5-14400
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
908
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$349.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-14400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz
Buy for CA$349.89 on Amazon
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Updated 110 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i5-14400
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i5-14400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 16 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i5-14400
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
925 FPS
CA$7.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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925 FPS
CA$9.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,781.28
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