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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 1127 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 89% better in League of Legends than Core i5-8400 - 298 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Core i5-8400
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $64.93 vs $239.43
- Up to 48% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.46 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for €265.77 on Amazon
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Updated 124 minutes ago
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
158
53%
Value, €/FPS
€0.46/FPS
100%
Price, €
€72.07
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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In Stock
Updated 125 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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