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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1818 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €177.5 vs €732.83
- Up to 66% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 7950X - €0.92 vs €2.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 39% better in Rust than Core i5-8400 - 268 vs 193 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 32 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
193
72%
Value, €/FPS
€0.92/FPS
100%
Price, €
€177.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
268
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.73/FPS
33%
Price, €
€732.83
24%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
Buy for €732.83 on Amazon
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Updated 122 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 9 7950X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
268 FPS
€19.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€5,172.45
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222 FPS
€11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,499
In Stock
268 FPS
€12.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,333
In Stock
234 FPS
€10.51/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,459.9
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213 FPS
€10.3/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,194.9
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