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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1439 days newer than Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 15% better in Valheim than Core i5-9400 - 231 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 24 vs 6 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
201
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| 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 | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
195 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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205 FPS
$11.22/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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170 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,499.99
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107 FPS
$15.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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178 FPS
$12.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,149.99
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170 FPS
$12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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170 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
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170 FPS
$14.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,419.99
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144 FPS
$22.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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231 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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