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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 556 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - €99.0 vs €136.36
- Up to 26% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-9400 - €0.39 vs €0.53 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 1% better in Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 5 1600 - 257 vs 254 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD CPU Ryzen 5 1600 AM4
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Intel Core I5-9400 2,9 GHz LGA1151 Tray.
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i5-9400
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
41 FPS
€22.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 1600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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