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Core i5-9400F vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i5-9400F vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for 94.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7440 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor

Buy for 309.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7439 minutes ago

Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for 94.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7440 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor

Buy for 309.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7439 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 667 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.

Advantages of Core i5-9400F

  • Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $94.59 vs $309.90
  • Up to 68% better value when playing The Outer Worlds than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.46 vs $1.46 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 4% better in The Outer Worlds than Core i5-9400F - 212 vs 204 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
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The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

204

96%

Value, €/FPS

€0.46/FPS

100%

Price, €

€94.59

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for 94.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7440 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

212

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.46/FPS

32%

Price, €

€309.9

30%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor

Buy for 309.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7439 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1378

63%

Multi-Core

4834

40%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Core i5-9400F

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

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Intel Socket 1151AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
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16
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32
2.9 GHz
3.4 GHz
4.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
65 W
105 W
14 nm
7 nm
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PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 9 5950X

With selected game settings

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Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Core i9-12900K

251.35

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Ryzen 7 5700X3D
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Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Core i5-13400F

765.76

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

129.56

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Core i5-12600K

155.86

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

279.28

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

390.09

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.13

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

180.17

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

108.01

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

251.31

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

130.02

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

75.09

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

166.67

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

158.51

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

175.68

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

296.35

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.19

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

104.26

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

129.56

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

279.28

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

94.59

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

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