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Core i5-9400 vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i5-9400 vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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 £222.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

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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 £222.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 748 days newer than Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Core i5-9400

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-9400 - 169 vs 161 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
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Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

161

95%

Value, £/FPS

£1.38/FPS

100%

Price, £

£222.44

100%

Value Winner

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 £222.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

169

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

64%

Multi-Core

4795

47%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Core i5-9400

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

Ryzen 7 5800X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
29.0xMultiplier
38.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-9400 or Ryzen 7 5800X

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£307.67

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£2,511.32

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Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

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Ryzen 7 5800X

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Core i9-14900K

£433.5

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Ryzen 7 5800X

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Ryzen 5 4500

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Ryzen 7 5800X

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Ryzen 7 8700G

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Ryzen 7 7800X3D

£739.89

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Ryzen 7 5700X

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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£84

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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£488.99

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Ryzen 5 7600

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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£208.69

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Core i7-14700K

£343.97

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Ryzen 5 5600

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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£929.89

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£222.44

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£204

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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£295

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Core i9-12900K

£328.01

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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£139.99

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Core i9-12900KF

£257.13

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Core i5-13400F

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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£238.62

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Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Core i9-14900KF

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

£639.99

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Core i7-14700KF

£326.49

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Core i7-13700K

£307.67

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

£222.44

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Core i9-14900K

£433.5

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