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
Forza Horizon 5
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Game Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
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Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
79.76878612716763%
Multi-Core
3644
75.99582898852972%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |