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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1548 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £188.88 vs £339.98
- Up to 24% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 9 7900 - £1.66 vs £2.18 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 37% better in New World than Core i5-9400 - 156 vs 114 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
114
73%
Value, £/FPS
£1.66/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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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
Very High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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