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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is 395 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 97% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - CA$174.28 vs CA$4999.35
- Up to 96% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - CA$1.54 vs CA$43.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Performs up to 2% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-9400F - 115 vs 113 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 128 vs 6 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
113
98.26086956521739%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.54/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$174.28
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
115
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$43.47/FPS
3.5426731078905%
Price, CA$
CA$4999.35
3%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$4,999.35 on Amazon
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Updated 5525 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
88.44672657252889%
Multi-Core
4834
34.76697353279632%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 64 |
| 6 | Threads | 128 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
10 FPS
CA$69.2/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-9400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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14 FPS
CA$142.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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