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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i5-9400

Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $160.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 117 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $160.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 117 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 556 days newer than Ryzen 5 1600.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 3% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 5 1600 - 275 vs 268 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of F1 22.
F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

268

97%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

275

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.59/FPS

100%

Price, $

$160.91

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for $160.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 117 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1068

77%

Multi-Core

4578

95%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

Apr 11th, 2017Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
Summit RidgeCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
32.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i5-9400

F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High

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