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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 131 days older than the cheaper Core i5-11400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £130.0 vs £259.98
- Up to 49% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.49 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 AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 3% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i5-11400 - 272 vs 265 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 24 vs 12 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
265
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£130
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400 or Ryzen 9 5900X
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
238 FPS
£6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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185 FPS
£8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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