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AvailabilityMSRP $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 2093 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7400.
Advantages of Core i5-7400
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £137.08 vs £1099.99
- Up to 86% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.91 vs £6.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Dead Space than Core i5-7400 - 166 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
150
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.91/FPS
100%
Price, £
£137.08
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400
Buy for £137.08 on Amazon
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Updated 66 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
166
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.63/FPS
14%
Price, £
£1099.99
12%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon
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Updated 65 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7400 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-7400 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
88 FPS
£14.19/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,249
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139 FPS
£26.98/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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139 FPS
£29.64/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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