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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1402 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Core i5-7400
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £137.08 vs £204.00
- Up to 19% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.78 vs £0.96 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
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 20% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-7400 - 212 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 24 vs 4 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
176
83%
Value, £/FPS
£0.78/FPS
100%
Price, £
£137.08
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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