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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 261 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $98.15 vs $160.91
- Up to 38% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-9400 - $0.63 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 3400G - 159 vs 156 FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
156
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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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
Highest
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3400G or Core i5-9400
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
13 FPS
$63.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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2 FPS
$349.5/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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