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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400 is 596 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 7 1700 - 208 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - £148.66 vs £196.62
- Up to 28% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 7 1700 - £0.71 vs £0.99 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.66
100%
FPS and 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
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Updated 3685 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
198
95.1923076923077%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
71.71717171717171%
Price, £
£196.62
75%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire RGB LED Cooler - YD1700BBAEBOX
Buy for £196.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3686 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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