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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $899
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MSRP in USD: $899
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 130 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Dirt 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 180 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $96.0 vs $1075.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - $0.53 vs $6.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 32 vs 6 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/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 Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD295XA8AFWOF)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
36 FPS
$32.5/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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36 FPS
$31.08/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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24 FPS
$29.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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