Core i5-8400 vs Ryzen 9 9900X comparison
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 9900X performs better than the Core i5-8400. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-8400 in all gaming tests too.
With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 9 9900X has significantly more cores with 12 cores whereas the Core i5-8400 has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-8400. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 9 9900X has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core i5-8400. Also, the Ryzen 9 9900X has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-8400 CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 9 9900X CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 9 9900X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-8400. The Ryzen 9 9900X also has significantly more L3 cache.
Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i5-8400 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.
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