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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 667 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £128.88 vs £319.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 5950X - £1.0 vs £2.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 15% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9400F - 148 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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