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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 1300X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 1300X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 449 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 1300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $65.23 vs $160.91
- Up to 59% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-9400 - $0.29 vs $0.71 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 3 1300X - 226 vs 222 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1300X - 6 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1300X doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 3 1300X
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
222
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$65.23
100%
Value Winner
Large Scale Integration Ryzen 3 1300X R3 1300X 3.5 GHz Gaming Zen 0.014 Quad- Quad-Thread CPU Processor YD130XBBM4KAE Socket AM4 Implementing Multi-Threaded Operations
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Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 3 1300X
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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