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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1548 days newer than Core i5-9400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 30% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-9400 - 264 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
203
76%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.91
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Ryzen 9 7900
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
194 FPS
$12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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194 FPS
$12.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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194 FPS
$9.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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264 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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