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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700X 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 7 2700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 7 2700X - 204 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700X - $96.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 7 2700X - $0.47 vs $1.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 16 vs 6 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/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 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 7 2700X
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
21 FPS
$55.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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21 FPS
$53.29/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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43 FPS
$32.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,399.99
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7 FPS
$99.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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