Buy on Amazon
€158.88
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
Availability
MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1358 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 56% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €158.88 vs €361.96
- Up to 55% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.79 vs €1.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Control than Core i5-9400F - 208 vs 202 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
202
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.79/FPS
100%
Price, €
€158.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400F processore 2,9 GHz Box 9 MB Smart Cache
Buy for €158.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 112 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.74/FPS
45%
Price, €
€361.96
43%
FPS Winner
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
Buy for €361.96 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 111 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 9 7900X
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
182 FPS
€12.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,279
In Stock
158 FPS
€15.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,449.99
In Stock
189 FPS
€11.63/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
€2,199
In Stock
208 FPS
€30.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
€6,322.45
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
