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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1358 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 38% better in Rust than Core i5-9400F - 268 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $96.0 vs $549.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.49 vs $2.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i5-9400F
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
32 FPS
$36.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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122 FPS
$19.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,368
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32 FPS
$34.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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168 FPS
$10.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,745.99
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268 FPS
$16.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,499.99
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168 FPS
$15.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
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168 FPS
$17.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,009
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168 FPS
$15.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,588
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23 FPS
$30.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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268 FPS
$16.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,429.99
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