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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 180 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $85.0 vs $375.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-9400F - 275 vs 266 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 24 vs 6 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
81.39397519196693%
Multi-Core
4834
48.64157778224995%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen 9 3900X
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
79 FPS
$13.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,049
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79 FPS
$12.77/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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175 FPS
$17.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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162 FPS
$16.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,677.08
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137 FPS
$11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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