Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-6400 - 167 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €88.45 vs €404.51
- Up to 76% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.57 vs €2.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
167
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.42/FPS
23%
Price, €
€404.51
21%
FPS Winner
Buy for €404.51 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 176 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
156
93%
Value, €/FPS
€0.57/FPS
100%
Price, €
€88.45
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €88.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 177 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |