Intel Core i5 9400F vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400F with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 9MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
1014
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+32%
1342
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
5579
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+118%
12173
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
1396
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+16%
1629
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
5142
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+57%
8104
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
1067
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+19%
1275
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
4806
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+74%
8375
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
2453
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+7%
2646
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9400F
9511
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
+137%
22611
General Parameters
Jan 2019
Release Date
Jul 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 2
i5-9400F
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
-
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
-
-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
-
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
36x
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
9 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
41.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
-
