Intel Core i5 9400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400F with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9400F 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +14%

1069

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +27%

5906

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

4641

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +22%

1396

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1136

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +37%

5142

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3734

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +16%

1067

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

918

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +24%

4806

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3861

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +16%

2453

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

2111

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +4%

9511

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

9063

Intel Core i5 9400F

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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i5-9400F

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

6

Performance Core Threads

8

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

6

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9400F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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