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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 183 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 5 2600X - 127 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - £188.88 vs £195.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 5 2600X - £1.49 vs £1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
127
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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