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Core i5-8400H vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i5-8400H vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i5-8400H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1639 days newer than Core i5-8400H.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400H

  • Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 45 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i5-8400H - 208 vs 201 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400H - 24 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Control.
Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8400H Logo
Core i5-8400H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

201

97%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

208

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$2.64/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$549

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included

Buy for CA$549 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 70 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8400H Logo
Core i5-8400H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400H Logo
Core i5-8400H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1282

44%

Multi-Core

3600

20%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Core i5-8400H

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel BGA 1440SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
45 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
25.0xMultiplier
47.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-8400H or Ryzen 9 7900X

Control, 1920 x 1080, High

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