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Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor, ‎12 Core/24 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.8 GHz

Buy for 224.9 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor, ‎12 Core/24 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.8 GHz

Buy for 224.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74006 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1127 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Up to 34% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €148.87 vs €224.9
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 14% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8400 - 121 vs 106 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 24 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

106

87.60330578512396%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€148.87

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz

Buy for 148.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74006 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

121

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€224.9

66%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor, ‎12 Core/24 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.8 GHz

Buy for 224.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74006 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

62.09270307480496%

Multi-Core

4748

39.95624000673231%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Oct 5th, 2017Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
6Threads
24
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 9 5900X

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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