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Ryzen 5 1500X vs Core i5-9400

Ryzen 5 1500X vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 556 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

  • Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - €79.97 vs €134.35
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 171 vs 169 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo
Ryzen 5 1500X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

169

98.83040935672514%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€79.97

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

171

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€134.35

59%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Prozessor 2,9 GHz 9 MB Smart Cache

Buy for 134.35 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78093 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo
Ryzen 5 1500X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo
Ryzen 5 1500X

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1104

79.76878612716763%

Multi-Core

3644

75.99582898852972%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

Apr 11th, 2017Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
Summit RidgeCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
35.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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