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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i5-10400

Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i5-10400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel Core i5-10400 (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box

Buy for 156.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76625 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-10400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Intel Core i5-10400 (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box

Buy for 156.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76625 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 189 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 7% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-10400 - 522 vs 489 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 24 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400

  • Up to 37% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €156.87 vs €247.36
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

522

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€247.36

63%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C 24T 3.70GHz tray - 100-000000061

Buy for 247.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76625 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

489

93.67816091954023%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€156.87

100%

Intel Core i5-10400 (Basistakt: 2,90GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 65Watt) Box

Buy for 156.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76625 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-10400 Logo
Core i5-10400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1430

65.6264341441028%

Multi-Core

5489

46.19203904737861%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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Intel Core i5-10400 Logo

Intel Core i5-10400

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameComet Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads12
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.8 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
105 WTDP
65 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i5-10400

DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare

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