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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1927 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £170.0 vs £339.98
- Up to 45% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 7900 - £0.76 vs £1.39 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 9% better in Fortnite than Core i5-8400 - 245 vs 225 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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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
Epic
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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