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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 989 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £224.84 vs £339.98
- Up to 7% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 9 7900 - £1.24 vs £1.34 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 40% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-10400 - 254 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400 - 24 vs 12 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
182
71%
Value, £/FPS
£1.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.84
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Ryzen 9 7900
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
42 FPS
£25.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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