Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 596 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 5% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 7 1800X - 704 vs 672 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - $117.32 vs $171.83
- Up to 36% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 7 1800X - $0.18 vs $0.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
704
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.18/FPS
100%
Price, €
€130.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 16 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |