Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900 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 5900 is 816 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 3% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-9400 - 309 vs 300 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900 - €217.96 vs €376.18
- Up to 40% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 5900 - €0.73 vs €1.22 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
309
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.22/FPS
59.83606557377049%
Price, €
€376.18
57%
FPS Winner
Buy for €376.18 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 93 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
300
97.0873786407767%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/FPS
100%
Price, €
€217.96
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €217.96 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 93 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
67.44639376218323%
Multi-Core
4795
48.606183476938675%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |