Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 667 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £118.88 vs £236.61
- Up to 45% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 9 5900X - £0.74 vs £1.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9400F - 176 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
161
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.74/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £118.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 79 minutes ago
Buy for £236.61 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 78 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
6 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |