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Core i5-9400 vs Ryzen 7 3800X

Core i5-9400 vs Ryzen 7 3800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

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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 £150.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

3.9 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £205 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

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 £150.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

3.9 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £205 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 261 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Up to 27% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £150.64 vs £205.0
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

  • Performs up to 8% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-9400 - 82 vs 76 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 16 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

76

92.6829268292683%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£150.64

100%

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 £150.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

82

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£205

73%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £205 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74255 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

81.65191740412979%

Multi-Core

4795

56.42504118616145%

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo
Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1695

100%

Multi-Core

8498

100%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
16
2.9 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
29.0xMultiplier
39.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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