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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 5 2600X - 207 vs 204 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $96.0 vs $99.97
- Up to 6% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.46 vs $0.49 per FPS
- 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
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
107 FPS
$10.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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107 FPS
$10.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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105 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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98 FPS
$7.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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