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Intel Core i5-9400 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i5-9400
Intel Core i5-9400
Released
Q1/2020
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AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-9400 or AMD Ryzen 7 4800H? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-9400 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q1/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    656 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    318 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    468 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    565 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    882 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    92 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    30 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    164 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    461 place
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    368 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.33 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.69 times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 4800H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    161 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    181 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    143 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    178 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    399 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    327 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    216 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    268 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000H
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-8400 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-10400 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.05 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 7
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 448
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2020
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and Intel Core i5-9400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-9400 and AMD Ryzen 7 4800H to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 54 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9400 and Intel Core i5-9400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow FP6
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-9400 and AMD Ryzen 7 4800H.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
177
Intel Core i5-9400
197
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
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
987
Intel Core i5-9400
1712
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
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
1077
Intel Core i5-9400
1147
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
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
4629
Intel Core i5-9400
7608
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
403
Intel Core i5-9400
1433
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
12051
Intel Core i5-9400
19204
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

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