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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 264 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 218 vs 216 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $85.0 vs $89.5
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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SIVOYEEL CPU Processor AMD Ryzen 5 R5 2600X 3.6GHz 6-Core 12-Thread 95W CPU Processor LGA AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 5 2600X
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
37 FPS
$28.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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37 FPS
$27.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009
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35 FPS
$42.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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