Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 637 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 1600X - 129 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - $101.79 vs $125.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 1600X - $0.79 vs $1.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
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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 |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |