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$549
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $221
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-14400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-14400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 468 days older than the cheaper Core i5-14400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-14400 - 308 vs 296 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14400 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14400
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $229.99 vs $549.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.78 vs $1.78 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 7843 minutes ago
Core i5-14400
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
296
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$229.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-14400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz
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In Stock
Updated 7842 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-14400
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i5-14400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | Not Available |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i5-14400
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
160 FPS
$14.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,368
In Stock
237 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,745.99
In Stock
308 FPS
$14.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,499.99
In Stock
237 FPS
$10.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
In Stock
237 FPS
$12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,009
In Stock
237 FPS
$10.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,588
In Stock
308 FPS
$14.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,429.99
In Stock
291 FPS
$10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
In Stock
160 FPS
$16.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,579
In Stock
308 FPS
$13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$4,259.99
In Stock
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