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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 618 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 284 vs 280 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $115.99 vs $395.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing F1 22 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.41 vs $1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
284
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i5-11400F
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
105 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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92 FPS
$12.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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110 FPS
$8.64/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949.99
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81 FPS
$5.56/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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115 FPS
$8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$929
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115 FPS
$9.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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92 FPS
$9.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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67 FPS
$10.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$687.99
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110 FPS
$8.18/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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105 FPS
$11.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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