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Ryzen 9 5950X vs Core i5-10400F

Ryzen 9 5950X vs Core i5-10400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor

Buy for $329.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F

Buy for $74.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 5950X

3.4 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor

Buy for $329.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

vs

Core i5-10400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F

Buy for $74.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10400F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 189 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10400F.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 20% better in Starfield than Core i5-10400F - 71 vs 59 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10400F - 32 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Core i5-10400F

  • Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $74.38 vs $329.95
  • Up to 73% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.26 vs $4.65 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

71

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.65/FPS

27%

Price, $

$329.95

22%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor

Buy for $329.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

59

83%

Value, $/FPS

$1.26/FPS

100%

Price, $

$74.38

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F

Buy for $74.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 209 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i5-10400F Logo
Core i5-10400F

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1438

66%

Multi-Core

5751

47%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

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Intel Core i5-10400F Logo

Core i5-10400F

Nov 5th, 2020
Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9Core i5
VermeerComet Lake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1200
Desktop
Desktop
16
6
32
12
3.4 GHz
2.9 GHz
4.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
105 W
65 W
7 nm
14 nm
34.0x
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Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i5-10400F

With selected game settings

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