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MSRP $299
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 667 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9400F - 175 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $118.00 vs $119.00
- Up to 9% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9400F - $0.67 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$118
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
79 FPS
$12.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$11.67/FPS
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$22.11/FPS
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