Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
Spec score
Spec score 57
$160
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 7500F against Core i5-14400F
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Intel
Intel Core i5-14400F
Spec score
Spec score 57
$161
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Core i5-14400Fright
58 vs 62 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Core i5-14400Fright
53 vs 57 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 5 7500Fleft
63 vs 61 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7500Fleft
62 vs 59 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 5 7500Fleft
62 vs 59 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Core i5-14400Fright
49 vs 51 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Core i5-14400Fright
44 vs 47 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
Core i5-14400Fright
47 vs 51 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 7500F: 57
Core i5-14400F: 57
level
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7500F: 64
Core i5-14400F: 58
6 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 7500F: 34
Core i5-14400F: 38
4 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 7500F: 69
Core i5-14400F: 75
6 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 7500F: 33.5
Core i5-14400F: 30.8
9%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 7500F: $170
Core i5-14400F: $185
$15to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 7500F: 6
Core i5-14400F: 10
67%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 7500F: 12
Core i5-14400F: 16
33%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 7500F: 5 GHz
Core i5-14400F: 4.7 GHz
6%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 7500F: 88 W
Core i5-14400F: 148 W
68%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 7500F leads in games by 10%.
- The Core i5-14400F has 12% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Core i5-14400F is 9% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 7500F typically costs $15 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 7500F is the better buy: 33.5 points per $100 against 30.8.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 7500F | Core i5-14400F |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Raptor Lake |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1700 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 10 / 16 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.7 GHz (better) | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5 GHz (better) | 4.7 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR4 or DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | No | No |
| Cooler in the box | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2023 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $170 (better) | $185 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.