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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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 Threadripper 2970WX is 98 days older than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 11% better in League of Legends than Core i5-9400F - 179 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 48 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $95.99 vs $1099.99
- Up to 90% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $0.6 vs $6.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.15/FPS
9%
Price, $
$1099.99
8%
FPS Winner
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
161
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95.99
100%
Value Winner
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
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 6 |
48 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX or Core i5-9400F
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
136 FPS
$8.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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136 FPS
$8.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,109
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135 FPS
$5.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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