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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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MSRP in USD: $159
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1182 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 4% better in God of War than Core i5-9400F - 181 vs 174 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $98.99 vs $101.79
- Up to 7% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-9400F - $0.55 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| 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 | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 5 5500
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
30 FPS
$39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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104 FPS
$9.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999.99
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57 FPS
$14.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$849
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30 FPS
$37.3/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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83 FPS
$10.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899.99
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49 FPS
$17.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$875.38
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57 FPS
$14.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
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19 FPS
$36.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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26 FPS
$28.85/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$749.99
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69 FPS
$13.61/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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