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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 546 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £138.0 vs £499.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Battlefield V than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £0.58 vs £1.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-9400F - 255 vs 238 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 Box
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AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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