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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-11400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $126.25 vs $469.84
- Up to 71% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.44 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-11400 - 308 vs 288 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400 - 32 vs 12 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
288
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$126.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
308
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.53/FPS
28%
Price, $
$469.84
26%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $469.84 on Amazon
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Updated 173 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11400 or Ryzen 9 7950X
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
308 FPS
$13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,299.99
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237 FPS
$7.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,688.99
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160 FPS
$12.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,039.99
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308 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$4,399.99
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160 FPS
$14.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,289
In Stock
237 FPS
$10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,526.44
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308 FPS
$12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,799.99
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291 FPS
$10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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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
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237 FPS
$10.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,588
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