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Intel Core i5-9400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600

Intel Core i5-9400F

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The Intel Core i5-9400F is a six-core desktop processor based on the Coffee Lake architecture introduced in October 2018 along with the flagship Intel Core i9-9900K. The processor clocks at 2.9-4.1 GHz and can process up to 6 threads simultaneously. The Intel Core i5-9400F is manufactured in the improved 14-nm process (14nm++).

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i5-8400, the performance could only be increased slightly. Performance increases of up to 10 percent can be expected. Both processors (old and new) still do not offer hyperthreading. The performance increase therefore only adds up to small architecture improvements and a slightly higher basic and turbo clock rate. This CPU is suitable for everyday office use, which does not require large coolers due to the low waste heat. But games are also among the application areas, because in games the Intel Core i5-9400F clearly beats the Intel Core i3-9100F. Here the six cores are paying off in the meantime. 

Graphics unit

The Intel Core i5-9400F is a processor without integrated graphics unit. If you value an iGPU, you should take a closer look at the Intel Core i5-9400, as it offers the entry level Intel UHD Graphics 630.

Power consumption

Intel puts the Thermal Design Power (TDP) at 65 watts. This means there is no need for large cooling systems, which also allows installation in very compact housings.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600

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The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a fast mid-range desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 6 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (12 threads). The cores clock from 3.8 (base) up to 5.1 GHz (single core boost).

The Raphael series still uses a chiplet design with two CCD-clusters (each with 8 possible cores) in 5nm and an IO-die (including the memory controller and the Radeon Graphics iGPU) in 6nm.

The R5 7600X is rated at 65 Watt TDP.

ModelIntel Core i5-9400FAMD Ryzen 5 7600
CodenameCoffee Lake-RRaphael (Zen4)
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
Intel Core i9-9900KS compare4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900K compare3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700K compare3.6 - 4.9 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700 compare3 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9600K compare3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900T compare2.1 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400F « 2.9 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-9100F compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D compare4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X compare4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 compare3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X compare4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 compare3.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D compare4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X compare4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 « 3.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock2900 - 4100 MHz3800 - 5100 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB6 MB
L3 Cache9 MB32 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 66 / 12
TDP65 Watt65 Watt
Technology14 nm5 nm
Voltage100 V0.650 - 1.475V V
Die Size149 mm21x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
SocketLGA 1151-2AM5 (LGA 1718)
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX, Quick Sync, VirtualizationMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
Architecturex86x86
$182 U.S.
Announced
TransistorsCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
max. Temp.95 °C
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Manufacturerwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-9400F
28.7 pt (48%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 7600
42.2 pt (70%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
1 R5 7600 +
12735 Points (12%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
1 R5 7600 +
1852 Points (78%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
416 Points (45%)
724 Points (79%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
2378 Points (6%)
5487 Points (13%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
984 Points (6%)
2339 Points (15%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
173 Points (48%)
298 Points (83%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
11.3 Points (15%)
26.4 Points (34%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2 Points (46%)
3.5 Points (83%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6490 Points (39%)
8122 Points (49%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
31523 Points (23%)
46166 Points (33%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
40065 Points (26%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
8182 Points (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
198.7 s (2%)
83.8 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
6.8 s (1%)
3.1 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
5794 Points (9%)
14038 Points (22%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
25639 MIPS (15%)
64613 MIPS (37%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
4678 MIPS (55%)
7566 MIPS (89%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
64 fps (21%)
137.8 fps (46%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
234 fps (54%)
347 fps (80%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
9.1 fps (16%)
19.5 fps (34%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.5 GB/s (15%)
1.1 GB/s (32%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.9 GB/s (15%)
1.6 GB/s (28%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
5.2 GB/s (14%)
12.5 GB/s (33%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 R5 7600 +
352 Seconds (4%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
468.5 Seconds (3%)
219 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.7 sec (14%)
0.4 sec (9%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 R5 7600 +
15993 Points (34%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.3 s (2%)
6.8 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
20.8 s (1%)
14.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
499.8 s (2%)
351 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
11185 Points (28%)
23854 Points (59%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
70546 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
70482 Points (57%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
72413 Points (60%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
8275 Points (21%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
12616 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
5777 Points (24%)
9819 Points (41%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1139 Points (45%)
2088 Points (82%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
5715 Points (10%)
11095 Points (20%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1132 Points (5%)
2005 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5698 Points (18%)
10745 Points (34%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5347 Points (53%)
8453 Points (84%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
21830 Points (22%)
44221 Points (44%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
867 ms (1%)
470 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
211 Points (38%)
345 Points (62%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
131.6 Watt (23%)
134.5 Watt (23%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
122.5 Watt (22%)
134.2 Watt (24%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R5 7600 +
81.5 Watt (54%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
8 Points per Watt (6%)
217%
1 R5 7600 +
17.4 Points per Watt (13%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-9400F → 100% n=34

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 7600 → 190% n=34

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