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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 Core i5-6400
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $51.26 vs $307.60
- Up to 80% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.35 vs $1.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 19% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-6400 - 194 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.76/FPS
20%
Price, €
€341.44
16%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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