Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 748 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-9400 - 231 vs 208 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £148.66 vs £199.99
- Up to 18% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.71 vs £0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for £199.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10659 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
208
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.66
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £148.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10660 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |