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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 261 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 2% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 5 3400G - 276 vs 270 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $98.15 vs $160.74
- Up to 38% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-9500 - $0.36 vs $0.58 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
270
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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In Stock
Updated 115 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9500 or Ryzen 5 3400G
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
53 FPS
$15.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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30 FPS
$23.3/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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