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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Core i5-9400T. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q4/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
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Intel Core i5-9400T
Intel Core i5-9400T

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF or Intel Core i5-9400T? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Core i5-9400T has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    180 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 78% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 6% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    428 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    244 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    466 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    337 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    89 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-9400T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    410 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    407 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    497 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    485 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    831 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    205 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    429 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
Intel Core i5-9400T Intel Core i5-9400T
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 9
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-8400T
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-10400T
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 1.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 2.8 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1050 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-9400T and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and Intel Core i5-9400T Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and Intel Core i5-9400T, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 9 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and Intel Core i5-9400T.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

148.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
150.000000
Intel Core i5-9400T
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1221.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
710.000000
Intel Core i5-9400T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

941.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
910.000000
Intel Core i5-9400T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5241.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
3634.000000
Intel Core i5-9400T

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