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Core i5-9400 vs Ryzen 9 3900X

Core i5-9400 vs Ryzen 9 3900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 261 days newer than Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-9400 - 182 vs 174 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

174

95%

Value, €/FPS

€0.78/FPS

100%

Price, €

€136.34

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Prozessor 2,9 GHz 9 MB Smart Cache

Buy for 136.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 0 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

182

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

81%

Multi-Core

4795

48%

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo
Ryzen 9 3900X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1693

100%

Multi-Core

9938

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
6Threads
24
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
29.0xMultiplier
38.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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