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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2268 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $48.02 vs $96.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-9400F - $0.44 vs $0.79 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 10% better in Elden Ring than FX-4300 - 121 vs 110 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-4300 or Core i5-9400F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
43 FPS
$27.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$26.02/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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33 FPS
$21.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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