Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 340 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400 - 240 vs 235 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - €87.15 vs €233.66
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1384
89.0032154340836%
Multi-Core
4795
81.96581196581197%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 6 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |