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€357.02
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-6400 - 322 vs 297 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Up to 27% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €258.88 vs €357.02
- Up to 22% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.87 vs €1.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
322
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.11/FPS
78%
Price, €
€357.02
72%
FPS Winner
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
297
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.87/FPS
100%
Price, €
€258.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7 GHz CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-6400
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
283 FPS
€8.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,279
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247 FPS
€9.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,449.99
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293 FPS
€7.51/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
In Stock
322 FPS
€19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€6,133.6
In Stock
51 FPS
€15.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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