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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 261 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - £74.07 vs £99.35
- Up to 17% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-9500 - £0.45 vs £0.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 12% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 5 3400G - 184 vs 165 FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
165
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£74.07
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Processor (4C/8T, 6 MB cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost) with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
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Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
Buy for £99.35 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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