AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i5 9400

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i5 9400 with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

Intel Core i5 9400 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +4%

1151

Intel Core i5 9400

1102

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +149%

5763

Intel Core i5 9400

2309

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +1%

1068

Intel Core i5 9400

1048

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +58%

7310

Intel Core i5 9400

4599

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Intel Core i5 9400 +2%

2457

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +86%

17559

Intel Core i5 9400

9431

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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Intel Core i5 9400

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Jan 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-9400

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

105 W

Power Consumption

65 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

6

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

6

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

29x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

9 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1050 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 9400

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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