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Intel Core i5-9400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2019
Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Core i5-9400F
Released
Q2/2022
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-9400F or AMD Ryzen 5 5600? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-9400F has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    634 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    298 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    227 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    321 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    452 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1291 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    97 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    163 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    462 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    250 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    208 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    322 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    199 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    147 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-8400 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-10400F 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 3.50 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow --
  • Shader
    left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    left arrow --
  • Generation
    left arrow --
  • Technology
    left arrow --
  • Release date
    left arrow --
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i5-9400F. 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 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-9400F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Core i5-9400F, 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
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q2/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-9400F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1020
Intel Core i5-9400F
1504
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
5581
Intel Core i5-9400F
11077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
423
Intel Core i5-9400F
574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
2407
Intel Core i5-9400F
4479
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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
1085
Intel Core i5-9400F
1538
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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
4753
Intel Core i5-9400F
8009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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 i5-9400F
21732
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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