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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-9400

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £148.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £148.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 816 days newer than Core i5-9400.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900

  • Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-9400 - 240 vs 218 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

240

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

218

90.83333333333333%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£148.66

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for £148.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 207 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

100%

Multi-Core

9865

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

67.44639376218323%

Multi-Core

4795

48.606183476938675%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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Intel Core i5-9400

Jan 12th, 2021
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads6
3.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
30.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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