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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 748 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Deathloop than Core i5-9400 - 188 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - £109.0 vs £150.64
- Up to 32% better value when playing Deathloop than Core i5-9400 - £0.58 vs £0.85 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
188
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.58/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor (6C/12T, 35MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz Max Boost) with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 58461 minutes ago
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
178
94.68085106382979%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
68.23529411764706%
Price, £
£150.64
72%
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Updated 58461 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
66.1567877629063%
Multi-Core
4795
55.37590945836701%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i5-9400
Deathloop, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
118 FPS
£8.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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73 FPS
£11.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£849.9
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104 FPS
£10.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,071.6
In Stock
97 FPS
£9.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£949.99
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