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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 948 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 25% better in New World than Core i5-8400T - 135 vs 108 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 24 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $139.0 vs $264.99
- Up to 34% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.29 vs $1.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 35 vs 105 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i5-8400T |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 1.7 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 35 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 17.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i5-8400T
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
104 FPS
$26.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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103 FPS
$20.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,096.99
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68 FPS
$24.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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85 FPS
$20/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$24.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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85 FPS
$26.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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104 FPS
$27.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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79 FPS
$19.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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102 FPS
$14.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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