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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 637 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $71.75 vs $96.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-9400F - $0.72 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 5 1500X - 102 vs 99 FPS
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
99
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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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
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | 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 |
35.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Core i5-9400F
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
34 FPS
$34.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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34 FPS
$32.91/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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25 FPS
$27.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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