Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 180 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $96.0 vs $395.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 9 3900X - $1.66 vs $6.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Starfield than Core i5-9400F - 63 vs 58 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 12 |
6 | Threads | 24 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |