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Core i5-9400 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Core i5-9400 vs Ryzen 5 1600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel 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 £148.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

3.2 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W

Buy for £240.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel 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 £148.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

3.2 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W

Buy for £240.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 556 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 4% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 1600 - 86 vs 83 FPS
  • Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - £148.66 vs £240.28
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

86

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£148.66

100%

FPS 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 £148.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

83

96.51162790697676%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£240.28

61%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W

Buy for £240.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1068

77.16763005780348%

Multi-Core

4578

95.47445255474453%

Intel Core i5-9400

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateApr 11th, 2017
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
29.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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