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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 556 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $95.0 vs $383.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-9900K - $0.71 vs $2.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 5 1400 - 146 vs 133 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1400 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1400
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
133
91.0958904109589%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD1400BBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1400 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 158 minutes ago
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.62/FPS
27.09923664122137%
Price, $
$383
24%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 157 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1400
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1400
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
949
56.89448441247003%
Multi-Core
3098
38.91959798994975%
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1400 or Core i9-9900K
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
56 FPS
$37.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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78 FPS
$60.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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61 FPS
$65.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
In Stock
51 FPS
$76.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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