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Core i5-7400 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i5-7400 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1402 days newer than Core i5-7400.

Advantages of Core i5-7400

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 8% better in Valheim than Core i5-7400 - 214 vs 198 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

198

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

214

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.77/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1021.74

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059

Buy for 1,021.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 28 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1176

54%

Multi-Core

3232

27%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo

Core i5-7400

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Kaby LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
34.0x
HD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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